Where have chapter titles gone?

I love chapter titles! I love when I open a book to find a table of contents and a list of predictions for each chapter. Chapter titles intrigue me about the chapter's contents. We usually find chapter titles in non-fiction books or school textbooks. This text feature helps keep the information organized. So, where have chapter titles gone in ficiton novels?

I don't always like to read the list of chapters in advance because they can give the book's plot away such as Franny Billingsely's Chime. Some of the chapter titles:
"Help to Get Them Witches", "Please Let Him Live", "A Good Little Boggy Mun", "The Party's Always Over at Midnight", "Happily Ever After", and "The Trial".

Girls Don't Fly by Kristen Chandler takes chapter titles a little higher level. Each chapter title provides a definition of a term related to birds but connects it to the plot. Here are some of her chapter titles: "Habitat: The place where your're stuck.", "Skein: A V formation that birds fly in to avoid being a drag.", "Rehabber: A person who is supposed to know what to do with messed-up birds.", and "Striking: When a bird bites you to let you know who's in charge. Not you."
I was anxious to turn the page to see the next catchy chapter title. I learned a lot of new words about birds too.


In the novel Back When You Were Easeir to Love" by Emily Wang Smith, the character says, "Some people remember their life in landscapes. I remember mine in titles." You have to admit, chapter titles are so much better than turning the page and seeing, "Chapter 1".