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Pick up a celebrity magazine and you'll see that the art of naming babies has reached new heights of self-expression, with recent choices like Shiloh, Sailor, Apple, and notably, Elijah Bob Patricius Guggi Q. Hewson. Baby namers today want monikers that reflect something personal. Where better to draw inspiration than the books you cherish and the characters you love? A IS FOR ATTICUS mines the classics for the best names and brings them all into one volume. Unlike massive baby name books, which offer endless, dry lists with cursory dictionary definitions, each of the carefully selected names (including Beckett after the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett and Esme from J.D. Salinger's For Esme with Love and Squalor) is fully profiled in a fun, savvy, info-packed listing that includes a name's meaning, uniqueness, modern appeal, and cultural significance. Helpful sidebars guide you to the perfect name for your perfect baby.

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Lorilee Craker is the entertainment writer for The Grand Rapids Press and has interviewed Jessica Simpson, Donald Trump, Ray Romano, Randy Jackson and Jeff Probst. She lives in West Michigan with her husband and three children.

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Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Center Street (August 28, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1599950200
ISBN-13: 978-1599950204
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The ONLY Baby Name Book for Book Lovers, September 25, 2008

By	Heather Hammond (Grand Rapids, Mich., USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm having my first child in a few weeks, and though I've perused other baby name books, _A is for Atticus_ is the ONLY book I keep coming back to. Craker's whit makes this an enjoyable read - I love her sassy style and opinions on the names, rather than just listing their meaning and moving on. The names suggested range from classic to edgy to silly - and what's a good book without all of those things? If you love books, then you'll love this baby name book - not just for the name suggestions, but it's also a great read! I've already passed it on to other friends who are having babies.

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2.0 out of 5 stars great idea badly executed, November 23, 2008

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This book is a great idea--as an English teacher, I was very excited when I saw it. I agree with the other reviewer who said that the commentary blurbs are helpful and a nice break from the endless lists of names in other books.

That being said, I wish the author had paid more attention to "great books" and a lot less attention to TV. She mentions Grey's Anatomy regularly, which couldn't be further from a great book. At one point she mentions an exchange student she knew in high school--again, not at all the context I care about at all. Because she's spending time talking about her husband's great-aunt (who cares?) and contemporary TV, she basically just mentions the book that each name comes from. There's no explanation of the character's role or connotation.
She also misses a lot of great names (Ada from Bleak House, for instance).

I don't know if Lorilee Craker needs to read more or what, but I wish someone with a broader, deeper knowledge of literature had taken on this book. There might be more names with a more thorough and interesting discussion of the characters.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Famous Baby Names, January 11, 2009

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I purchased this as a shower gift and it was quite a conversation piece. Everyone was interested in where specific names were derived in popular novels, (and then some subsequent movies). I would purchase again for the 'next' shower!

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