Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Book Titles with Ordinal Numbers and Tell Me Something Tuesday: If you could have any celebrity be your best friend, who would you pick?



Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. 

Happy Tuesday! In honor of our springlike temperatures, I gave the blog an update. I'm done with winter, even though snow is likely in the forecast for next week. 

This week's Top Ten Tuesday is about titles with ordinal numbers. Ashamed to admit I had to look up what that meant, but math has never been my strength. Here is my list of...

Top Ten Book Titles
 with Ordinal Numbers

  1. The First Fall by Erin Flanagan
  2. The Third Girl by Agatha Christie
  3. The First Actress by C.W. Gortner
  4. The Fourth Grade Fuss by Johanna Hurwitz
  5. The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall
  6. The Second Chance Supper Club by Nicole Meier
  7. The Fifth Avenue Story Society by Rachel Hauck
  8. The Seventh Survivor by Rachel Amphlett
  9. The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner 
  10. The Sixth Lamentation by William Brodrick

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Tell Me Something Tuesday (TMST) is hosted by Jen Twimom at That's What I'm Talking AboutTMST is a weekly discussion post where bloggers discuss a wide range of topics from books and blogging to life in general. Participation is optional, and you can leave your comments in the weekly post when you participate. Check it out if you're interested in joining.

Tell Me Something Tuesday asks an intriguing question today: "If you could have any celebrity be your best friend, who would you pick?" 

There are so many who would make wonderful choices: 
  • Sandra Bullock for her honesty, 
  • Kelly Clarkson because she is so sweet and kind, 
  • Dolly Parton because she offers sage advice, 
  • Donnie Wahlberg because he acts all tough but has a soft side. 
If I chose a celebrity I've met, I would go with Alison Arngrim. Yes, it's nasty Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie. She is amazing in person; so sweet and funny and unbelievably smart. I try to connect with her at any reunion I attend, but sometimes I run out of time. Dean Butler's line is always incredibly long, and he is first on my list. She is coming to Massachusetts this year, and I won't be here. I'm so bummed. But I will keep my eye out for more appearances in my area. 

Who is a celebrity you would like as a best friend or one you have met in person? 

19 comments:

  1. I’m glad that the actress who played Nellie Oleson was such a sweetheart!

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    1. She truly is! Nothing like the character she portrayed.

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  2. I'm not a math-ish person either, so this was a bit of a challenge.

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    1. I guess I don't read a lot of books with numbers in them. Thanks for visiting.

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  3. Math has never been my thing either. You have a good list of books and a good celebrity list too.

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  4. I struggled with this one as well, and totally missed Rachel Hauck's books or I would have had more on my list. Have a great week!

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    1. Thanks, Cindy. Sure took some thinking power. Enjoy your week!

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  5. I have three of these on my TBR, maybe I should move them up.
    Here's my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/first-or-last-book-titles/

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    1. Sounds like a good idea, Pam. Thanks for visiting.

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  6. These books sound good.

    I can't think of any celebrity that I would want to be friends with 🤣

    Have a great week!

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    1. It's fun to go book hunting, Emily. Thanks for the visit.

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  7. I think I've seen The Third Girl by Agatha Christie on as many lists as Fourth Wing! that's pretty cool.

    Great list

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    1. Both were popular choices, Rebecca. Thanks for stopping by.

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  8. Neat picks for your celebrity friends. :)

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  9. I didn't know what an ordinal number was either until I started reading TTT posts today. Since I missed last week's TTT, I did last week's prompt instead. Much easier!

    Happy TTT!

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  10. Those are great choices for BFFs. The only celebrity that I've met in the wild and actually talked to is John Corbett. This was back in the late 90s after he finished Northern Exposure.

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