BoB 2017 Flashcards
Quote: “‘She’s quiet,’ is the way most people describe me, and I figure being quiet is just fine because it means you won’t be bothered.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Quote: “I mean the way he dresses and all? Those polyester pants? He reminds me of my grandfather.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Raj talking.
Quote: “I shouldn’t have let her out of my sight, not even for a moment. I have failed twice.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Taran, when Hen Wen disappears a second time.
We later learn that Hen Wen left to find Gwydion.
Quote: “Every living thing deserves our respect be it humble or proud, ugly or beautiful.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Medwyn speaking of Gurgi
This book ends with a guide to pronouncing the names within the story.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
It’s a pronunciation guide, but not a glossary/dictionary as in “Lowriders in Space.”
Quote: “I get yelled at so much these days you’d think I’d be used to it.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “I ain’t staying to sing with any karaoke machine or play any stupid party games, if that’s what’s going on.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
James
Quote: “He didn’t need to unfold it to know what it was. Questions.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
The author of this book also wrote a bestselling series with her husband, called Animorphs.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Quote: “Luck is with us. I think we have struck her trail.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
In this book, two adults think a young child cannot speak; however, the child chooses not to speak to people who scare her.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Batty
Quote: “I think I may be a little tired of my domain.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
In this book we learn that the author trained as part of an army combat intelligence team in World War II.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Mr. Alexander trained in Wales, a land that inspired the Chronicles of Prydian.
In what book is there a cat named genie?
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
Quote: “Chocolate Truth Cake, we say, works wonders every time.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Willy Q offers Marcel cake to try to find out why Marcel has been so upset (after the tetrahedron was destroyed).
Quote: “Hurry Grandma hurry, Grandma look at me.”
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“Hurry Grandma Hurry”
In this poem, the main character does many daring activities, and in the last line, Grandma has fainted.
Quote: “I am to be tutored by my mortal enemy.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
In this book, wind in Australia threatened to affect the whole world.
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
The Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia was deemed the best of 3 receivers to broadcast the signal from the lunar module, but a sudden, poorly-timed wind storm threatened to shut down the telescope.
In this book, the main characters all have very different home situations with in terms of parents not being around often, parents reunited, or being raised by other family.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Alice’s grandmother, Zach’s parents back together, Poppy’s parents rarely home.
Quote: “We’re talking about superstitions. Like how stepping where someone’s grave is going to be makes them shudder involuntarily.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Quote: “Did you forget that the police released you into my custody? I work with kids. I’m a teacher. I can’t have a thirteen-year-old truant in my house.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “When we first came to our uncle’s, I remember the two of us sitting on the beds in the apartment and my brother saying that even though it was just the two of us now, I could always count on him as my family.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
James’ brother becomes less reliable as he spends time with friends and is getting in trouble.
In this book, the characters are lost because the dog ate their map.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Quote: “It’s nice, I think, having a fellow artist around.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Ivan describing Julia
Quote: “That’s how you can remember which one she is. Blue eyes and straight blond hair. The rest of us have identical brown eyes and dark curly hair.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
This book was inspired by the author’s daughter, who thought boys were “smelly and stupid.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Lisa Yee wanted to show her daughter that boys can be good.
Quote: “Quests are supposed to change us.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach
Quote: “We, your loyal subjects, quested far to bring you to this place and have gathered here this day to bid you farewell on your journey.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Could be used to trick you into thinking it’s the language used in “Book of Three.”
Quote: “Ay chihuahua!”
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
An expression of frustration when Lupe, Flapjack and Elirio cannot find parts for their contest entry at the junkyard.
One of the main characters in this book grew much taller recently, making him much more successful at basketball.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
In what book is thirteen an unlucky number?
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “Right now I would give all the yogurt raisins in all the world for a heart made of ice.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Ivan, after Stella died.
In what book is one of the main characters good at drawing fists?
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
This book features an object around each page number that is important to the subject of the story.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Triangles around the page numbers
Which book has a hazard level of orange?
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “You’re going to be too busy thinking about boys and trying out for school plays and whatever to remember.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Poppy to Alice
Quote: “I could use a few oohs and ahhs myself.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Frindle
Andrew Clements
Quote: “But he couldn’t think of anything so important that it would lead them to sneak out of their houses on a Friday night.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
What book is about Apollo 11?
Team Moon by Catherine Thimmesh
Quote: “She takes care of me because Mommy died when I was a tiny baby.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Quote: “Don’t bother trying to be my father anymore. It’s too late for that. It was too late years ago.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach resents the years his father was not living at home, and then gets even more mad at him after his father throws out the toys used to play the game.
Quote: “Yet to me, it doesn’t matter if they really happened or not, if they make her feel good.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Maddie tells this to Stanford about Yin-Yin’s stories, even if they are not true.
Quote: “Those reporters are just looking for a quick story that will make some excitement. But you have to stay here and live in this town. So mind your Ps and Qs.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Nick’s mom urging him to choose his words carefully when speaking to the television reporter, Alice Lunderson.
Quote: “What’s taking them so long? Every day for two weeks, I walk down tot he convenience store on the corner, buy a paper, open it up, and look for a picture, and then feel like a fool when nothing is there.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
James, having had to move away, looks for reports on the successful completion of the tetrahedron.
Quote: “If she finds out I flunked, she won’t like me anymore.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “I’m going to take some risks, spend some money, see what happens.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Bud Lawrence, to Tom Allen, about making money on products using the word “frindle” and trademark issues.
This book has a section that describes variations on how to play the game that is a major focus of the book.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Variations on Basketball in the “Got Game” section
Quote: “Something happened with the Queen. Go to the hermit’s place by the Silver Hills after school. It’s important.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
The next line in the book reads:
“Important was underlined three times.”
This book has 2 sections in which the text is written from right to left.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“Backwards Forwards Silly Rhyme” and “I am Your Mirror Image” (the latter title is also written backwards)
In this book, a character tries to appeal to his mother by reminding her that her father threw her into water when she didn’t know how to swim. She had to be rescued and still didn’t know how to swim as an adult.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
In this book, the day before a final event, a custodian slept in the school hallway, as a guard.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Mr. Joe
The author of this Newbery Honor Book also wrote the Spiderwick Chronicles.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
A character in this book considers himself a master of predicting the past, at least half of the time.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“Swami Gourami” who says “I’m correct nearly half of the time, a funny statement about predicting the past which should always be correct since it has already happened.
This book contains a drawing of a tombstone with a small girl resting at its base.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
The Queen, placed at the tombstone of the Kerchner family.
In what book is there a kid who made a new word?
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Quote: “I just sat in the backseat and planned how I was going to run away.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Jeffrey, to the sisters, after Mrs. Tifton and Dexter drove him to Pencey.
Quote: “In stories, orphan boys become assistant pig keepers and magician’s apprentices.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
This book tells the story of students from Alexander Hamilton School.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
What book has a person who is from Puerto Rico?
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
This book is named for a book read within the story, a book that tells the myths and stories of the people of the book.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Early on, Dalben reads to Taran from “The Book of Three,” and the book comes up in conversation at later points in the story.
Quote: “You promised, and then you broke your promises over and over again, and now my whole life is going to be ruined because of you!”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Alice gets angry at Poppy after they miss the bus returning home, knowing Alice’s grandmother will find out what they kids have done.
In what book is there a key under the doormat?
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Quote: “Now, if you’ve quite finished, let me explain something very simple to you. If there’s a tunnel, it has to go someplace. And wherever it goes, there’s a very good chance it will be better than where we are now.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Quote: “It’s a library card with my name on it.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
The librarian, Mrs. Martinez, gets one for Stanford.
In what book is a white envelope signed and dated and saved for many years?
Frindle by Andrew Clements
In this book, restaurant customers help students on a project.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Willy Q and Marcel pass out papers of tetrahedrons to fold at the restaurant.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun
Jack Prelutsky
Quote: “I have seen that alone you stand as weak reeds by a lake. You must learn to help yourselves, that is true; but you must also learn to help one another. Are you not, all of you, lame ants?”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Medwyn tells the story of Gwythyr learning how every creature, even a lame ant, can help when he was tasked by Yspadadden to gather 9 bushels of flax seed to win the hand of Olwen. A lame ant gathered the last seed.
Quote: “The seed is planted, it grows into a tree, the fruit ripens, falls onto the ground. . . And then it starts all over again. The circle of life.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Melvin talking to Ellie after Ellie has convinced Melvin that reversing aging is not a good idea.
In this book, a character knows information about who caused a big problem, but does not want to share that information for fear of being harmed.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
James knows Markese and his friends destroyed the tetrahedron.
Quote: “Your judging will begin in 5 minutes.”
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
Quote: “Shout you would else why for”
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“Reverso is Name My”
Each line is read left to right but the words are backwards. Another example: “you for feel I sad how, away go will I now.”
In this book,a project required 16,383 pieces.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Quote: “Wish I could sty for all the news and pub-licity. I hear there’s gonna be a lot.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Mr. Joe leaves before the tetrahedron is presented.
Quote: “Even though everybody always thinks he’s good-looking and smooth, if you really watch him, you’ll notice that he acts like he’s nervous deep down.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Rhondell describing Marcel. Over the course of the year building the tetrahedron, the kids in the club come to see each other very differently than their first impressions.
Quote: “I don’t want to play anymore.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach to Poppy and Alice
In what book is a character nicknamed “Teacher Torturer?”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Stanford’s nickname for Mr. Glick
The chapters in this book are named for the character from whose perspective that chapter is told.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Quote: “Crunchings and munchings.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Gurgi, part man, part animal, joins Taran’s adventure. Gurgi says, “Crunchings and munchings” when wanting food. His words often end in “-ing.”
Quote: “It is not given to men to know the ends of their journeys. It may be that you will never return to the places dearest to you. But how can that matter, if what you must do is here and now.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Early in this book we see a map depicting the journey taken during the coming story, as well as the characters met along the path.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Quote: “It just seemed absolutely out of the question to go up there and separate these craft, and one go down and one somehow launch again and meet up with the first one.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
In this book, detention becomes an admirable activity, a “badge of honor.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Mrs. Granger makes students who use the word “frindle” stay after school to write sentences, and with each passing day, more and more students receive detention.
Quote: “Middle school is like one of those highway restrooms in the middle of nowhere. It’s dirty and smelly, and it’s crowded with strange people.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “I got the idea for making the rainbow a while ago.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
James’ idea for a rainbow colored tetrahedron came from an art project he did in 3rd or 4th grade.
In what book are there bubbles as illustrations?
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “I’m not exactly what you’d call an A student.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “I think it was raccoons. But I thought that you’d say it was a ghost.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Trying to decide how the park/camp area was trashed.
This book is part of a three-book set with the same events told from different character’s perspectives in each book.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
The first book was from Millicent Min’s perspective; the third one from Emily Eber’s.
In what book does the father often speak in Latin?
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
In this book, as they enter a new school, two friends drift apart.
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Ellie and Brianna, who spends time with her volleyball friends.
Quote: “It’s like you’re both forgetting everything. You’re forgetting who you are.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Poppy to Zach and Alice, worried they are growing apart.
Quote: “The hero returned to the place where his story began, to the land of muddy fields and soup cans and bottle caps.”
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
Quote: “We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed. A few people cried. Most people were silent.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
A quote from Robert Oppenheimer after a successful test of the atomic bomb
Quote: “I was frustrated with my teaching, my school, my students, myself.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
This book ends with sources as well as chapter notes and suggestions for further learning about the book’s subject.
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
This book begins with an author’s note in which we learn that the country of Wales inspired this story.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
The character on which this book was based spent 18 years living at the Zoo Atlanta Ford African Rainforest.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Quote: “It is not the trappings that makes the prince, nor, indeed, the sword that makes the warrior.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Quote: “His dad called where they lived West of Nowhere, Pennsylvania, claiming it bordered off Forgotten, West Virginia, and Already Forgotten, Ohio.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Quote: “I can’t believe she wants me to read another book. Isn’t my life hard enough as it is?”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
The librarian recommends “The Outsiders” to Stanford.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time
Lisa Yee
In this book, in the acknowledgements section the author thanks a town’s museum for an exhibit that provided the basis for part of the book’s storyline.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Orchid Ware was based on Lotus Ware featured at the Museum of Ceramics in East Liverpool.
Quote: “She thought that if there could be anything worse than having a parent die, it would be having a parent who never bothered to meet you.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
The sisters, about Jeffrey not knowing his father.
In this book, the main character realizes he misses work he once thought he hated after having been away from that work for a time.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Taran, thinking of his work at Caer Dalben
Quote: “I turned down the promotion.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Stanford’s father turned down a promotion instead of moving to New York, realizing he had drifted apart from Stanford and Stanford’s mother.
Quote: “So if telling tales makes her happy, then I am all for it.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Maddie tells this to Stanford about Yin-Yin’s stories, even if they are not true.
Quote: “Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Jonas Salk quote remembered by Melvin when he realizes his scientific discovery must not be taken public.
In this book the main characters are trying to sneak into a building.
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
The building is Melvin’s lab, in Building 24
Quote: “Girl, would your mom mind if I stayed over your house this week because foster non-parent #5 isn’t coming home?”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Sharice knows she would not say this to Rhondell, which is why Sharice stays at school as late as she can every night. Note the phrase “non-parent”–that may be good for a question!
In this book, a character plans to run away rather than attend a boarding school.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Jeffrey stays overnight at the cottage.
In this book, the last words of the story are “The Beginning.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
This book is most noticeable because all of its sections incorporate rhyming.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
The Roberto Clemente book does not rely on rhyming in its poetry.
Quote: “It drives them up a tree tree tree, that’s what they tell they tell me me.”
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“I Often Repeat Repeat Myself”
Quote: “We never learned words like that when I was in school. Your girl must be real smart, if she’s already learning words like that.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Clients to Aunt Asia, about Sharice, which makes Aunt Asia proud.
In what book is there a hairy ape creature that likes “crunchings and munchings?”
Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Quote: “Blue eyes and straight blond hair.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
That’s how to remember Skye from the other Penderwick sisters.
In this book, some chapters end with recipes.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
The heart of the story in this book takes place in Room 307.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Washington Middle School, Cleveland, Ohio
Quote: “I want us to take our meager supplies and turn them into a feast. I want us to make a fire and warm our bones.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Quote: “He orders two pizzas, four sodas, and breadsticks and gives the kid behind the counter an extra hundred for his cap, his shirt, and a cooler with the pizza-place logo.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
The successful plan to get into Building 24
In this book, characters practice archery with target designed to represent a face of a mean character.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Quote: “The walls were the yellowest yellow you could imagine.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
The room for Sharice in Aunt Asia’s home, that Aunt Asia describes as “the color of sunshine,” not knowing it’s a color with which Sharice has a negative association.
Quote: “Every good story needs a bad guy, don’t you think?”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Mrs. Granger admits to choosing to be the villain in the story of “frindle” becoming a word.
Quote: “And the wall waits, like an endless blank billboard.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Ivan seeing a wall in his new zoo enclosure and mud he can use to paint.
In this book, some chapters include cartoon drawings of a character’s thoughts about the events of the story.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
This book contains a menu of many soups, including “Turtle Turkey Tangerine” and “Cotton Candy Cottage Cheese.”
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“Gloppe’s Soup Shoppe”
Note the repeated first letter of every word in each soup; that’s called “alliteration”
Quote: “If we had the time and made a hundred and fifty pieces a day, it would probably take one hundred and ten days.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
James figuring out how much work it will require to rebuild the tetrahedron.
This book includes a glossary with space and automotive terms, as well as slang terms combining two languages.
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
In which book did an Eagle not crash-land despite challenges and alarms?
Team Moon by Catherine Thimmesh
In what book are there eyes on the page?
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
In this book, the main character goes to a French restaurant for a birthday dinner, not the usual Mexican restaurant.
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Ellie orders coq au vin.
Quote: “No man knows his name, nor has any man seen his face. He wears an antlered mask. . .”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Describing the Horned King
Quote: “Think about it. You have to be R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-L-E. (She spells it out.) You’ve never been responsible in your entire life, not from day one.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Rhondell’s mother telling Aunt Asia she’s not ready to be a parent to Sharice.
Quote: “What did you throw at her? Just a chunk of lead.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “He could tell them how he felt like pieces of himself were gone, like part of him had been thrown out.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
In this book, one of the characters is hiding in an urn from an intimidating woman.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Cagney hid Skye in an urn when Mrs. Tifton was coming
Quote: “Your key to immortality is solely in the quality of the photographs.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
A quote by Dick Underwood, of NASA, emphasizing that the photographs would be what endured after the moon mission and to bring it to the people who did not see it on tv.
Quote: “The task counts more than the one who does it.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Gwydion to Taran about the search for Hen Wen
A part of this book uses capital letters within words to illustrate a character’s confusion.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“I’m All Mixed Up”
In what book does a character listen to love songs on late-night radio?
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
“Love Songs with Lavender”
Quote: “Don’t forget my name when you’re talking to the Guinness World Records people.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
James, writing a letter to the math club when he has to leave town, after his uncle lost his home.
Quote: “She knew that hearing bad things about yourself is one of the punishments for eavesdropping. Her father had taught her that a long time ago.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
After hearing Dexter and Mrs. Tifton on the balcony at Jeffrey’s dinner.
In this book, a dog rescues a rabbit.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Hound rescues Yaz
Quote: “What’s so different all of a sudden? Why are you so different?”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Poppy to Zach
Quote: “I was approaching my limit–or in mathematical terms, convergence.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
In this book, the main characters camp by a river.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
In this book, there are pages with a model used in the book.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
The final pages of the book have a tetrahedron model.
Quote: “Everyone was very proud of what they were doing, and everyone pulled their own weight.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Quote from a seamstress who helped make the space suits.
This book contains a reading group guide by the author, including discussion questions.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
As a child, the author of this book often found science experiments in her refrigerator.
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “If you try to wring a lemon, can you hear the lemon peal?”
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“If”–this poem uses homophones, words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently, such as a window “pane” and feeling pain if a ball breaks the glass.
In what book does a character write a one paragraph book report?
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
In what book is there a pig named Hen Wen?
Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
In this book, the main character learns to make the sound of a blackbird chirping and uses that to distract (and prank) his 4th grade teacher.
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Nick in Mrs. Avery’s class
Quote: “There is color in the sky now: orange and white, orange and white, orange and white. Looks just like Heaven.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
When the parachutes of Apollo 11 were seen in the sky.
Quote: “When I was little, I was good with a wrench. I took apart the jungle gym.”
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
Lupe
Quote: “Don’t you see that? You could go to college someday, or art school. . .”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Mr. Collins talking to James, a “speech” James feels he’s heard many times already from other teachers.
In what book does a character’s mother advise him to approach a class like warming up (getting ready) for a game?
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Stanford’s mom says studying is like warming up for a basketball game.
Quote: “But I gotta admit that after all the fast food and pizzas and boxes of cereal we eat at my uncle’s, maybe I forgot how good real food tastes.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
James
The author of this book tells a story of watching two children taunt a lizard (anole) and she tells them to leave the lizard alone.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Quote: “I can’t believe Mother bought me those stupid golf clubs. And now I have to be tortured with lessons at the country club.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Quote: “The girl’s been in foster care and social services most of her life; think about all the burdens she could be carrying.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Rhondell’s mother to Aunt Asia, about Sharice
In this book, when characters are given a wish, or a dream come true, this character wishes to return home.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Taran
Quote: “Before the ad ends, I try to remember every last detail. Rocks, trees, tails, trunks. It’s the picture I need to paint.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Ivan saw a commercial for the zoo and wants to paint the scene to help free Ruby.
In this book, frozen fuel, called a slug, caused a dangerous rise in temperature and presure.
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Fortunately, the slug melted spontaneously so nothing needed to be done by the astronauts.
This book contains a letter from an expert in the care of the main character from the book.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Jodi Carrigan, Primate Keeper at Zoo Atlanta (in the bonus material)
In what book are there triangles with page the page numbers?
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Quote: “Eighteen minutes gone. Maybe his idea was going to work after all. Time for phase two.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Nick’s presentation on the dictionary takes up most of the class time.
Quote: “I’ve always wanted to go on a quest. And now that I have one, I’m not backing down from it.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Poppy was determined to take the Queen where she belonged.
Quote: “What if we’re not Salk? What if we’re Oppenheimer? What if T. melvinus is like the bomb?”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
In this book, two of the main characters visit a museum exhibit with mummies.
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “At home nothing ever happened. Now, everything happens. But somehow I can never seem to make it come out right.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Taran, lamenting mistakes in leading the group.
Quote: “Oh, how l loved to play tag with my sister!”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
In what book is there a character named Minty?
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “Mack works here at the mall. He is the boss.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The main character in this story was born in August 1934 and died on December 31, 1972.
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
Doll Bones
Holly Black
In this book, the start of each chapter features increasing then decreasing numbers of an image connected to the book’s title.
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
In this book, a character does not like the colors yellow and blue for much of the story, but later begins to like them.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Sharice associates yellow with her grandmother’s death and blue with her mother’s death, but later has a yellow room with Aunt Asia who drives a blue car.
Quote: “I hate that everyone calls it growing up, but it seems like dying. It feels like each of you is being possessed and I’m next.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Poppy to Zach and Alice
In which book was there a raid?
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
In what book is the main character trying to find a pig?
Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
In this book, black and white full page illustrations with a caption depict important scenes in the book.
Frindle by Andrew Clements
In which book did millions of people sit spellbound watching the same event?
Team Moon by Catherine Thimmesh
In this book, a package is received 10 years after the book’s main event.
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Nick receives a package from Mrs. Granger with the letter written in 5th grade and a new edition dictionary, containing the word “frindle.”
Quote: “Across the stern was one word in a curling script: PEARL.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
The boat the kids steal to row across to East Liverpool.
In this book, students try to deceive their teacher during detention.
Frindle by Andrew Clements
The students eventually began writing “frindle” in the sentence in place of “pen,” and brag to the newspaper reporter that Mrs. Granger never noticed. One student wrote “frindle” in place of “pen” 45 times in one detention!
In one part of this book, synonyms for the main theme are all written in bold text.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“We’re Loudies”
In this book, the characters sleep in a library, only to be discovered by a pink-haired librarian.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Quote: “I saw on a daily basis nothing but total dedication and a 100 percent work effort by all members of the workforce.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Quote: “This is just some kind of self-esteem club like they’re always pushing these days.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Quote: “You’ll like it. Music is a lot like math. You’re good at math, right?”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Jeffrey wants to teach Skye to play piano. When he does, Mrs. Tifton finds them playing together and gets very mad, driving Jeffrey to Pencey right away.
A character in this book is worried about being teased by his peers if they were to discover a game he plays.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach is worried that his basketball friends will tease him for playing a game with dolls with Poppy and Alice.
Quote: “Brenda, honey. You don’t have to do this in front of these people.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Dexter to Mrs. Tifton, about her discussion with Jeffrey after finding Jeffrey at the cottage when he wanted to run away.
The main character in this book was called “lazy” when hurt and a “hothead” when angry.
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
Quote: “We know there’s a lot of people out there who think our school is a dead end.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
This book was first published in 1964.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
In this book, the character only has $24 to pay for a $120 haircut.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Throughout the rest of the book, Stanford stops by the salon to pay Mimi back.
Quote: “Don’t come crying to me when the aliens take your faces.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Tinshoe Jones
In this book, a character’s pet is named “The Party.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach’s cat.
Quote: “Humans have so many words, more than they truly need.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
In what book is there a character named K.C. O’Fleer?
Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
In this book, a mean character describes “Michaelangelo in the Sistern Chapel,” not knowing the correct name is the Sistine Chapel.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Dexter, describing the dining room ceiling.
Quote: “They’re going to give me a Nobel! Melvin Herbert Sagarsky will be a household name!”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
In this book, a character writes stories featuring Sabrina Starr.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
In this book, extra helpers from the community contribute to a project being completed.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Hairstylists from Aunt Asia’s salon, Willy Q and the custodian, Mr. Joe, help.
Quote: “It’s really tough work. My father says he’d be lost without me.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Stanford tells the other Roadrunners that he is working for his father for the summer when in fact he is attending summer school.
In this book a character levitates every night for 2 hours.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“Lester”–to levitate is to float, which Lester does from 8 - 10 pm every night.
Quote: “I figure that working on something (even math) has got to be better than sitting int he mall or the Washington Boulevard Library, day after day, waiting on Jolynn.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Sharice’s foster parent won’t let Sharice be in the house if she’s not home so Sharice has to spend lots of time at the mall or library until her foster parent is home.
In what book does someone collect 3,000 hits?
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
In this book, two of the characters find a secret room full of valuable objects.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Eilonwy and Taran find a room with treasure and weapons as they attempt to escape Spiral Castle.
What book contains elements of Welsh mythology?
Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
In this book, a main character has a toy named after a relative (sister).
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Ivan’s stuffed “Not-Tag.” Tag was Ivan’s sister’s name.
All of the Above
Shelley Pearsall
The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate
Quote: “In random number sequences, it is impossible to predict the number that will come next. There is no pattern.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Mr. Collins, reacting to the tetrahedron being destroyed.
In what book does a family stay temporarily on the grounds of a mansion?
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
In what book is there an illustration with dogs?
Frindle by Andrew Clements
In what book is there a man building a sand castle?
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
In this book, equipment had the capacity to amplify a signal more than “a million million times.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Quote: “Strange, but English is not as totally awful as it was when it first started.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Stanford likes some of the books he reads in summer school and even comes to like Mr. Glick too.
Quote: “I nod, thinking how this is probably the only time I’ll ever have a chance like this.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Sharice when she has her hair done by Aunt Asia
In this book, the main character goes to a store to first use his new invention.
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Nick goes to the Penny Pantry to buy a “frindle,” not once using the word “pen.”
In what book is a bad grade kept on the family’s refrigerator?
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “I daresay you feel rather proud of yourself. Although I do not gain that impression from your face.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Dalben to Taran, who responds that he does not “have cause for pride,” when the greatest victories of the group’s adventures were by others, not Taran.
Quote: “In the morning, several people gather in the parking lot. They’re carrying signs on sticks.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Protestors at the mall, looking to have Ruby freed.
What book is about NASA?
Team Moon by Catherine Thimmesh
Quote: “All this is possible only through the blood, sweat, and tears of a number of people.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
From Michael Collins, the astronaut who stayed on the Columbia, orbiting the moon while Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.
Quote: “All you see are the three of us, but beneath the surface are thousands and thousands of others.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
One of the important points made in this book is how many people worked on each aspect of the mission to the moon, from the spaceships themselves, to the space suits, to transmitting the radio signals back to Earth.
In this book, a character writes a book report on the book “Holes.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “I watch an ad for underarm deoderant. ‘How do you know who’s who if they don’t smell?’ I ask Bob.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Ivan discussing that most animals, other than humans, recognize each other by their smell.
In which book did they wanted to have their own garage but couldn’t afford it?
Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Quote: “I feel my face turning red enough to melt all the ice cream in all the countries in all the world.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Stanford blushing with Emily Ebers
In what book is the main character in the news?
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Quote: “Breaking into a government-owned building that we could get arrested for being inside of.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
The kids break into a library in East Liverpool.
Quote: “He’s not half as disagreeable as he pretends to be. . . He’s like a porcupine, all prickly on the outside, but very ticklish once you turn him over.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
In this book, a woman believes visitors are a bad influence on her child’s behavior.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Quote: “He’s a scientist and says theater isn’t a real job. He’s still mad that she didn’t go to Harvard like he did.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “Once you have courage to look upon evil, seeing it for what it is and naming it by its true name, it is powerless against you, and you can destroy it.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Gwydion
A character in this book is worried about being teased by his peers if they were to discover a game he plays.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach is worried that his basketball friends will tease him for playing a game with dolls with Poppy and Alice.
In this book, one character finds a way to use a school project to advertise for his business.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Willy Q puts a Q on the tetrahedrons he folds, saying “Willy Q. Williams don’t do nothing for free.”
In this book, the cover and first page of each chapter show children running through grass.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Quote: “My elephant is different than most elephants I meet.”
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
Lots of the poems in this book discuss animals but with funny, unusual differences.
I put this quote in because of Stella and Ruby from “Ivan”
In this book we learn that King Arthur was one of the author’s heroes.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
The author of this book describes doing lots of research to write the book and says research is “really fun.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
In the bonus material section
Quote: “Try being bald for thirty years, and see how fast you cut your hair when you get it back.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “I’ve learned to understand human words over the years, but understanding human speech is not the same as understanding humans.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The main character in this book entertained children by using bottle caps for a game.
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
He hit them with a baseball bat!
In this book, characters actions are silly and messy, including putting pudding in their pockets and lying on mashed potatoes.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“The Manners of the Moopies”
In this book, the main character celebrates her thirteenth birthday, and the “whole restaurant sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to me.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “I engineered a way to reverse senescence through cellular regeneration.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
In what book does a character lead someone to believe she’d cooked for Elvis Presley when it was actually just a former neighbor?
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Yin-Yin convincing Ramon, Vacation Village’s cook, to try her dim sum.
In which book would you find Olives Galore?
Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
Quote: “You are right in saying ‘if.’ I have never seen him. Others have sought him and failed. We should have only faint hope. But that is better than none at all.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Gwydion tells Taran of Medwyn, who understands all the creatures of Prydain, who would likely be able to help find Hen Wen, but few people have seen Medwyn. Taran later meets Medwyn.
Quote: “Remember our deal? I wont a big prize, so now you have to kiss a girl!”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Yin-Yin wins a television at Vacation Village
Quote: “I get noticed at the office. I feel like somebody.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Stanford’s mother, who doesn’t get much attention from his father, who’s working many, many hours trying to get a promotion.
In this book, the main characters hear negative things said about them when they are hiding on the balcony and overhear a conversation.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
After hearing Dexter and Mrs. Tifton on the balcony at Jeffrey’s dinner.
Quote: “If consumers stop buying, stores and shops and restaurants go out of business.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Nick’s next idea for a movement after “frindle” is for students not to buy school lunches, not to be consumers, until the quality of the food improved.
In what book does Yaz escape?
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Yaz is one of the rabbits
Quote: “I feel so fortunate to have been able to play a small role in what will be remembered by most as mankind’s crowning achievement of the twentieth century.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Quote: “It’s always nice to see two friends meet again. It’s like waking up with the sun shining.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Eilonwy, of Taran being re-united with Hen Wen. Eilonwy is the master of metaphors!
Quote: “So they tested, tested, and retested their system until they were as confident as they could be.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
The parachute plan to land Apollo 11 upon its return to Earth.
Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Jonah Winter
Quote: “He liked the idea of an adventure–but what did he really know about having one?”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
In what book does someone die in a plane crash?
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
Quote: “There is unknown danger abroad. You are barely on the threshold of manhood, and I have a certain responsibility to see that you reach it, preferably with a whole skin.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Dalben telling Taran not to leave Caer Dalben “under any circumstances, not even past the orchard, and certainly not into the forest.” We know that Taran leaves to catch Hen Wen shortly thereafter.
Quote: “Then he goes back up to the chalkboard, erases the whole thing, and starts drawing these big crazy lines. The chalk goes screak, screak, screak, like fingernails scraping, he draws so hard.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Quote: “Is there such a thing as a perfect week? A perfect day, maybe, but seven whole days of paradise?”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
In which book do kids throw bottle caps?
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
Upon moving to a new place, the main character in this book must adjust to a new environment and a new language.
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
Quote: “When I saw you with those figures, I pictured you getting hassled at school.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach’s dad explaining why he threw out his figures.
In this book, the first letter of each chapter has a special creature atop the letter.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
A pig
This book has a section with the author answering questions about the book.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “Must you always sit on the wrong stone? You’re too heavy to lift.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Eilonwy to Taran when she wants to come into his cell.
Quote: “Good-bye, secret passage in the closet.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Batty saying good-bye to Arundel. There was a connection between her room and Rosalind’s.
The Fourteenth Goldfish
Jennifer Holm
Quote: “How do you know that the girl doesn’t have mental things wrong with her?”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Rhondell’s mother to Aunt Asia, about Sharice
Quote: “Eight arms can lead to trouble times eight!”
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
Quote: “‘Homework First’ was the the law from September to June.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Quote: “If your photographs are great–they’ll live forever. If someone really wants to know you went, they see your pictures.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Quote: “The Eagle has wings!”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Neil Armstrong’s message that the lunar module had launched away from the command module Columbia.
Quote: “Your friend is down there, among those trees–assuming he waited for you. I’d be surprised if he did, with all this going on. . .”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Eilonwy, speaking of having freed Gwydion, or so Taran thought that is who she freed, but it was actually Fflewddur Fflam the king-turned-bard.
Quote: “Mom says you have to know how to talk to ghosts or they’ll walk all over you.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
In this book, there is a picture of an eagle flying while carrying an olive branch with the Earth in the sky in the background.
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
This is the Apollo 11 mission patch, with the eagle flying above the moon and the Earth in the sky.
Quote: “Yellow and blue had been my bad luck colors ever since.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Sharice.
Yellow was the color of the flowers she had for her grandmother the day she died in the hospital, and blue was the color of the car Sharice’s mother was in when she died.
In what book is there a character named Minty?
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “‘It’s not a happen ending,’ I correct her. She looks at me quizzically. ‘It’s a happy beginning.’”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Ellie to the judge who marries her mother and Ben
Quote: “If people are going to come to the club and eat snacks, they have to do the work too, I say.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
In this book we learn of a culture that sees a rabbit in the moon, not a man.
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
The Aztec culture
Quote: “I just asked her to get the dry cleaning. It’s on her way. Would that be so hard for her to do?”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Stanford’s father to her mother, not noticing her new blue suit for work.
In this book, a character is described as neither man nor animal, and thus, does not really have a community to whom he belongs. But when this character is given a task or purpose, works hard to accomplish it.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Gurgi
Quote: “But I don’t have my bike helmet, and you’re made of some superthin Orchid Ware, so if we crash, we’re both going to break. Okay?”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach to the Queen.
In this book, the attic of a house holds lots of clothing worn in the past.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Churchie uses these old clothes of Mrs. Tifton’s to make outfits for the sisters to wear to Jeffrey’s birthday party.
Quote: “That’s right, you shouldn’t have, like you shouldn’t be here in my gardens. I’m getting very tired of running into your family.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Mrs. Tifton to Rosalind, who had made brownies for Cagney.
Quote: “My grandmother and I have this bet. Either she’s going to win a big prize or I’m going to catch a bad guy.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “A whole extra bed without a sister to go along with it!”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Quote: “Like a small, protected park looking out on the water, not a kid park with swings. Too small for a fire to be hidden, but probably big enough that we’re not going to be seen from the road.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach, Poppy and Alice camp here, wanting to make sure they aren’t seen and discovered before completing their journey.
This book begins with a glossary.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
In what book was a character bullied by having tater tots thrown at her at lunch?
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Digger, a Roadrunner, did this to Millicent Min in elementary school.
Quote: “Did you know that bone china has real bones in it?”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Quote: “He thought of bugs crawling over them and trash dumped on top of them.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach imagining his characters at the dump.
This book has a section in which the first letters of words are switched to sound like a made up language.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“I’m Ceiling Fad!” A Money Boned
Quote: “I’m the one who comes up with the idea for the Christmas party.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Sharice
This book will make references to math and school.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
In what book did some people return from a mission and land in the water?
Team Moon by Catherine Thimmesh
In this book, the author describes an animal behavior that’s the basis for a popular game among school-aged children.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“Opossums”–playing possum
In this book, the date of July 24, 1969 is important.
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
The date man walked on the moon for the first time.
Quote: “And practical people, she thought, shouldn’t go all silly and forgetful around handsome teenage boys.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Rosalind about Cagney
In this book the numbers 9,855 and 9,876 are important.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The number of days Ivan says he has been in his domain/cage. The count later increases.
Quote: “Now both of us are trapped! And you talk about sense!”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Taran to Eilonwy when she jumps into the hole into which Taran fell when trying to escape Spiral Castle
In what book, does a character tell his friend about meeting a girl who’s in the Witness Protection Program so that he can’t tell anyone about her.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
In this book, a signal from Parkes, Australia to Sydney then traveled across the Pacific Ocean to Houston, Texas.
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
In this book, each caption has a picture of the main topic of the book next to the caption.
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
In this book, pilot parachutes fire from main parachutes to ensure successful functioning.
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Quote: “First of all, it’s on the third floor and the ceiling leaks, so there’s always a couple of garbage cans int he middle of the room with the words DO NOT MOVE written on them in permanent marker.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
In this book, the true story of a math professor who was persecuted in World War II and lost all of his mathematical books and research to a Nazi attack.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Rhondell returns to the club, inspired by Waclaw Sierpinski’s story. Sierpinski, who Rhondell calls “Sir Pinsky,” studied tetrahedrons.
This book, one in a series, received a book award, as did most of the other books in the series.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Book 1 won an ALA Notable Book award.
In what book is there a character named Bob?
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
In this book the author incorporates the two meanings of the word “blue”
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“Oh Mother, I am Blue Today”
Quote: “I can’t believe I’m seventy-six years old and dealing with pimples again.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
In this book, two of the main characters have had family members die in tragic situations, including a car crash, deeply affecting both characters.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Sharice’s mother in car crash and Mr. Collins’ brother in the Vietnam War.
Quote: “When the door opened I knew Stella was right?”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Quote: “Miss Deaver was surprised again at just how creative her students could be.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Quote: “And everybody better do exactly what I say now that I’m Prez, too.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
James Harris III
Quote: “At the summit of the hill, the mighty blocks of stone lay as if crushed by a giant fist. Only the square arch of the gate remained upright, gaunt as a bone.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Quote: “A person can watch the sunrise, but he cannot slow it down or stop it or make it go backward.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Mrs. Granger’s letter to Nick about the events surrounding “frindle” becoming a word, which Nick reads 10 years after Mrs. Granger wrote it.
In this book, the main character awakens to find himself in a small, dark cell.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Taran when he is in the dungeon in Spiral Castle
This book begins with a quote by a scientist.
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “I think I’ve always been an artist.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Quote: “It makes me feel funny not knowing someone’s name. Wrong-footed, you know, or as if I had three thumbs on one hand, if you see what I mean.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Eilonwy makes many silly/funny analogies throughout the book
This book has black and white illustrations/drawings on almost every page.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“Team Moon” has pictures on every page, but those are actual photos (color or black and white) not funny drawings like in the Prelutsky book.
Quote: “I have never known courage to be judged by the length of a man’s hair.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Gwydion’s response to Taran’s surprise that Coll, who is bald, had rescued Hen Wen.
In what book is the main character trying to get the t. melvinus?
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “I see now that I wouldn’t have got even this far without help. It is a good destiny that brings me such brave companions.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Quote: “It took about twenty-one weeks, more than three thousand sheets of paper, and hundreds of glue sticks to finish.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Quote: “She just keeps repeating the same four words–I’m gonna rebuild it.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Sharice’s determination after the tetrahedron is destroyed.
Quote: “Boy, look at those pictures. Wow!”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
By Walter Cronkite, a famous TV journalist
Quote: “You’re my possible.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Melvin to Ellie as he boards a bus to leave at the end of the book.
The Penderwicks
Jeanne Birdsall
Quote: “He destroyed their remembrance of themselves as living men. They have no memory of tears or laughter, of sorrow or loving kindness.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
What Arwan did when he created the Cauldron-Born
In this book, page 541 in another book is very important.
Frindle by Andrew Clements
This is the page in the 8th-edition Webster’s Dictionary, where Nick sees “frindle” included in the dictionary.
“I’m going to show that Raj character.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “His dad had moved out three years ago and moved back in three months ago.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
In what book does the main character’s father live 10 miles away?
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “How she’d been a fool, giving her heart to someone who thought of her as a little kid.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Rosalind, feeling she was silly to have had her feelings for Cagney.
Quote: “A photograph fills almost half the page. Page 4A.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
When James finally sees the picture of the tetrahedron in the paper.
Quote: “A big tower of lace.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
How Sharice remembers the tetrahedron looking in the darkness of the classroom when she stayed into the night.
Quote: “But your idea was a good idea, and I have been very proud of the way you behaved–most of the time.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Mrs. Granger to Nick, at the end of 5th grade. But she doesn’t give Nick the letter she had written and had him sign as a seal earlier in the year.
In this book when a child says she will eat worms if her mother makes her go to school, her mother offers her two worms.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“I Do Not Wish to Go to School”
In what book does the main character get a grade of an “F” on a book report?
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “It’s my bauble. How many times do I have to tell you?”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Eilonwy carries a lit sphere with her to guide her way.
In this book, there is a game played riding donkeys.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “But I don’t know how I could’ve missed the big pile of cardboard boxes sitting in the living room of my uncle’s apartment, or the official letters stacking up on the kitchen table, or the phone and cable going out and never coming back on.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
James, as his uncle is losing his home.
In this book, a character is reluctant to wear a necklace, thinking boys don’t wear necklaces.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Yin-Yin gives Stanford a jade necklace for luck.
Quote: “What about the guy on the bus and the donut man both saying something about there being a blond girl with us? And even the lady at the diner asked if we wanted seats for four.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach explaining to Poppy why he thinks the ghost (the Queen) is real.
In this book, a group lends help to those they do not like because of “professional pride,” claiming, “It’s a task that needs doing, and so we do it. Never mind the cost.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
The Fair Folk do not like those people above ground, but help Taran and his group nonetheless.
Quote: “I wonder if this is one of those words that might get me into college someday.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
In this book, a character makes claims of misinformation, such as elephants in the sea or the stars being silver footballs.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“Miss Information”
In this book, a character has dreams that tell of a girl whose father was a worker in a china manufacturing plan, designing and decorating pottery.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
The Queen is decided to be the spirit of Eleanor Kerchner.
Quote: “I often eat my subjects before I draw them.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
In this book, two characters throw pebbles at the window of a third character in the middle of the night.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Poppy and Alice wake Zach to take the Queen home because of Poppy’s dream.
This book contains a tale of a man who can bend his body into letters, numbers, symbols and braids.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“Mister Pfister Gristletwist” is a contortionist and the poem has pictures of him as an & symbol and braided!
This book contains only one recipe for a food made by a character, that is then taught to a chef.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “Taran never wore sunblock.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach also mentions Aragon and Percy from Lord of the Rings and the Percy Jackson series, respectively, but the Taran reference to “Book of Three” could be a great chance for them to try to trick us!
Quote: “They were old–bought from Goodwill–with big shiny heads, different-colored tails, and frizzy hair.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
In this book, the main character establishes a scholarship fund in the name of another character.
Frindle by Andrew Clements
The Lorelei Granger Students’ Fund
This book’s opening picture features a boy sitting in a tree.
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
The focal event of this book was thought by many to have a very real chance of failure.
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
A speech prepared for President Nixon spoke of the men involved having no chance of recovery. Luckily he never had to give that speech.
Quote: “He was always leaping, diving, crashing, rolling.”
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
In this book, the characters meet Tinshoe Jones, a man on a bus who scares the characters enough that they leave the bus before their destination.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon
Catherine Thimmesh
In this book, the author’s father was involved in the two major scientific events referenced in the book.
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
The Polio vaccine and World War II
Quote: “My neck is adorned with a stainless-steel pen–I doubt that I’ll swallow a magnet again.”
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“I’m practically covered with Needles and Pins”
Quote: “I’m glad you chose use to be your champions.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach to Eleanor (the ghost of the doll) at her makeshift funeral.
Quote: “I don’t think any of us really understood quite how we got to be here–and I think most of us had that very strong feeling of camaraderie, or partnership, or team.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Quote: “You ruined the cookies and almost burnt down the cottage, that’s what happened.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Rosalind to Skye
Which book takes place in Maryland?
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
In this book, many people were afraid that the main characters might bring new germs to us.
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Though the risk was thought to be very low, the astronauts were quarantined for nearly a month upon their return to avoid spreading unfamiliar germs.
Quote: “If you separate two rabbits, are you really splitting hairs.”
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“If”–this poem uses homophones, words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently, such as a window “pane” and feeling pain if a ball breaks the glass.
In what book does a character nickname himself “SSSSpy?”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
In this book, the characters steal a boat.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
They steal the Pearl.
In this book, a character, previously imprisoned, learns to communicate with all creatures.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Gwydion, when he was held captive at Oeth-Anoeth
In this book, characters are unexpectedly pulled under a lake by a whirlpool.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
The group then finds the Fair People’s realm.
Quote: “When I’m drawing a picture, I feel . . . quiet inside.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Quote: “I don’t believe anybody in the room breathed for the last five minutes.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Speaking of the people in the room at Mission Control
This book contains a section of artwork not used in the book, with commentary explaining the drawings.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
In this book, 1202 is an important number.
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
This was the code of the alarm that was triggered multiple times as the lunar module was preparing to land on the moon’s surface.
The control team in Houston had to decide whether it was safe to let the astronauts land or to abort the mission that everyone had worked so hard to see succeed.
Quote: “But of course, all of this is just a silly fad, and when you add an e to fad, you get fade. And I predict that this fad will fade.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Mrs. Granger to Judy Morgan, the Westfield Gazette reporter
Quote: “What were you thinking? That I wouldn’t be upset if my only son ran away?”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Quote: “These are deathless men! They cannot be killed!”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
The Book of Three
Lloyd Alexander
In this book, you learn about clustering three parachutes for a landing instead of using only one.
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Quote: “Average people just give up at the obstacles we face every day. Scientists fail again and again and again. Sometimes for our whole lives. But we don’t give up, because we want to solve the puzzle.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
This is a long quote, but part of it may be used so it’s good to be familiar with the whole passage.
In this book, the sound “click” is paired with rewards to encourage certain behaviors.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Maya, from the zoo, uses the “click” and food rewards with Ivan to get him into the crate to leave the mall.
This book contains a section with pictures and quotations but no text of the actual story being told.
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Quote: “His beard covered so much of his face he seemed always to be peering over a gray cloud.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
In this book, Taran’s teacher, Dalben, is 379 years old.
This book begins with a quote by Galileo Galilei
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “Instability equals unpredictability–and unpredictability is just another word for random explosions and all sorts of unwanted chaos.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Quote: “There’s a bus stopping in town at two fifteen int he morning.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
The bus, from Philadelphia to Youngstown, stops in East Liverpool, where Alice, Poppy and Zach need to go.
Quote: “You come from a rough crowd, and it wouldn’t surprise me if you had some hand in this.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
The principal accuses James of being involved in the destruction of the tetrahedron.
In this book, a display case at a library reveals the history that motivated the main adventure of the book.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
One of the characters in this book is raised by her grandmother, who has very strict rules and expectations
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Alice’s grandmother, Mrs. Magnaye, grew up in the Philippines.
This book has a section written right to left on the page.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“Backwards Forwards Silly Rhyme”
Quote: “It’s retro-nuevo cool!”
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
Old and new cool at the same time!
Quote: “Who would want to vacation in a place that smells like old people’s feet?”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
In this book the main character played a game using soup cans to practice.
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
Quote: “This V-8 is gonna run so smooth, it will purr like Genie.”
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
Quote: “Besides, Vacation Village is all booked up.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Stanford’s father is initially resistant to Yin-Yin moving into the retirement home. Yin-Yin is upset initially, but later very much enjoys living there.
Quote: “We were all very young, very eager, very excited, and probably most of all, totally awed by the adventure we found ourselves in.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
In what book do they speak some Spanish?
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
Quote: “We’ve been looking at your consumables, and you’re in good shape. Subject to your concurrence, we’d like to extend the duration of the EVA one-five minutes from nominal.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
EVA = extra-vehicular activity (the moonwalk, outside the spacecraft).
The consumables were indicators of how the astronauts spacesuit systems were functioning.
In this book, a character stands up to a friend who is trying to win a bet by embarrassing someone while dancing.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Stanford confronts Digger who is dancing with Millicent to try to win a bet.
In what book did 3 people go to space in a car?
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
This book uses bold and italics to emphasize the word “loud.”
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“We’re Loudies”
Quote: “If there’s a way in, there has to be a way out, doesn’t there.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Eilonwy about finding a way out of the dungeon of Spiral Castle
This book features a train conductor whose train cannot move due to the shape of the wheels.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“K.C. O’Fleer”–the wheels are square!
In this book, a newspaper headline reads: “Local 5th grader says, ‘Move over, Mr. Webster.’”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Quote: “Excuse me. My mother’s calling me and you’re in my way.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
This is Skye’s first encounter with Jeffrey.
Quote: “You are free now.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “I got Slow Burn Sauce cooking inside me. The kind of sauce that gets hotter after you swallow it.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Marcel talking about his father, Willy Q, not wanting him to stay after for math club and Marcel not wanting to end up doing what he’s father has done in his life (e.g. army, restaurant)
The author of this book is called the “Master of the School Story.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
In a few places at the end of the book, promoting other stories written by Andrew Clements.
Quote: “I’m sorry, but school comes first. Maybe you can go to camp next year.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “But when I see the torn pieces scattered across the snow, a jolt goes through me.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Rhondell as she was searching for Sharice and finds her sitting in the snow/cold in the back of foster non-parent #5’s (Jolynn) house.
In this book, one of the characters keeps 2 secrets from friends.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach doesn’t tell Poppy and Alice why he quit the game, or later, that he dreamed about Eleanor. Eventually he tells them the truth about both.
What book is dedicated to the guys on the author’s team?
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “So every now and then I put money in parking meters to help people out.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Emily does this because her father used to get a lot of parking tickets and it makes her think of him.
Quote: “We all lift our teacups and say, ‘To the possible!’”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
In what book does a girl fall into a pond?
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Quote: “When I was putting on my shoes this morning, I found potato chips in them.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
In this book, the accessories added to a creation are what make it a winner.
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
The accessories added riding through space win the contest for Lupe, Elirio and Flapjack so they can buy their own garage to fix and decorate cars.
The colors of the illustrations in this book were chosen specifically to represent the simplicity of drawing only with a few basic ballpoint pens.
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
Quote: “Then came the birthday party.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
In this book, the main character has a reputation for asking questions known as “teacher-stoppers” or “guaranteed time-wasters.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
What book takes place in Ohio?
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Quote: “Today is not the day to get stuck in an elevator.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
The flight director in Houston, Texas, did not take the elevator in the building on the day of the mission as the elevator was known to get stuck between floors.
Quote: “There’s people who do things and people who never do–who say they will someday, but they just don’t.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Quote: “There weren’t even family meals, just boxes of macaroni and cheese, cans of ravioli, and tins of sardines in the pantry so that the kids could feed themselves long before their parents came home from work and fell, exhausted, into their bed.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Poppy’s parents are not very involved, often working, so the kids in Poppy’s house take care of themselves often.
Quote: “They were old–bought from Goodwill–with big shiny heads, different-colored tails, and frizzy hair.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
In what book does one of the main characters have a lot of foster parents?
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
This book contains two indices, one by name and one by first line.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
Quote: “This kid’s wearing a rumpled pinstripe shirt, khaki polyester pants, a tweed jacket with patches on the elbows, and leather loafers.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Ellie describing her “cousin” Melvin
Quote: “Out in the middle of nowhere with an angry ghost and no idea how to get to her grave. Oh yeah, they were in trouble.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
This book has both color and black & white pictures
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
Quote: “Gwagala, gwagala, gwagala.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
That was the word Nick used for music with his family before learning the word “music” in school. This recollection inspires Nick to make up the word “frindle.”
Quote: “Well thank you television for letting us watch this one.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Quote: “But he figured that he got all the words he needed just by reading, and he read all the time.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Quote: “It reminds me of the point of a big snowflake, the way it looks so delicate and fragile in the darkness.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Sharice, looking at the tetrahedron the night she forgot to lock the door and the project is destroyed.
In what book does a main character knit when feeling stressed?
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Melvin, quoting Jonas Salk, who invented the polio vaccine
Quote: “Maybe the Prez don’t want to be family with us, but here’s the real question–who wants to be family with him?”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Sharice’s reaction to James being uncomfortable about thinking of the math club as a family.
Quote: “After that, I take my supper out of my backpack and set it neatly on a white paper napkin as if I’m sitting in a fancy restaurant.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Sharice, staying late in the math club classroom.
This realistic fiction book is dedicated to the real life people upon whom the book is based.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
note: The One and Only Ivan is dedicated only to Julia
Quote: “The one thing the Queen couldn’t do, though, was escape.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
In what book is a kid an uncle?
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “The French restaurant where we go to dinner is small and intimate. The napkins are thick and ironed, and the waiter sweeps the crumbs off the table with a fancy little knife.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Ellie chooses a French restaurant for her birthday dinner instead of the usual Mexican restaurant.
This book is a story about someone who was very good a his job, but also tried to help people in need.
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
In what book are two characters lying to the same friend, afraid she won’t be friends with them if the truth is revealed?
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Stanford wants Emily to think he’s smart, and Millicent does not want Emily to know that she is smart.
Quote: “How could his story end this way, so suddenly, and with such sadness?”
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
Because Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash.
Quote: “Our capabilities seldom match our aspirations, and we are often woefully unprepared.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
By Lloyd Alexander in the Author’s Note at the beginning of the book, connecting Taran to all of us.
Which book is about math?
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Quote: “SSSSpy sees the D on the page and quickly crams the paper into his backpack.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “But I don’t need a PhD to know that she and I won’t be doing the whole buddy-costume thing this year.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Ellie, talking about Brianna
In this book, if you were caught chewing gum in school, the teacher safety-pinned your gum on an index card to your shirt to wear the remainder of the day and have signed at home by a parent.
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Mrs. Granger; Nick knew entering 5th grade she’d be a tough teacher with regards to class jokes.
Quote: “Why don’t you step into my shoes for a while? I got a brother who’s no brother, an apartment with no food, my brother’s friends who are just looking for a reason to come after me. . . and that’s only the beginning of all my problems.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
James, when confronted by the principal about the tetrahedron being destroyed.
Quote: “It’s settled. I am going to run away. No one will notice anyway.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Stanford wants to run away when his parents are fighting.
Quote: “If you tell a horse a story, could it be a pony tale?”
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“If”–this poem uses homophones, words that sound the same but have different meanings and are spelled differently, such as a window “pane” and feeling pain if a ball breaks the glass.
Quote: “But I can’t keep my mind from considering the same question over and over: would things have been different if she had just remembered that one little thing?”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Rhondell, wondering if the tetrahedron would have been okay if Sharice had remembered to lock the door to the classroom.
In this book, the main characters have a breakfast of hot chocolate and donuts.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
The man at the donut shop tells them that their “blond friend” (the Queen) looks hungry, just like Tinshoe Jones spoke of her.
Quote: “Well, you won’t be lonely for the next three weeks, because we’ll be here.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Jane, to Jeffrey
Quote: “There was a kind of quiet that hung over the world in the middle of the night, as though there was no one else awake anywhere.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Quote: “What I don’t tell him is the real reason I’m saying no. The real reason is that when you have a dream and you see it broken right in front of your eyes, it makes you think that maybe you never should have dreamed it in the first place.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Rhondell, when she initially says she doesn’t want to work on rebuilding the tetrahedron.
In what book is there a slogan, “ Believe in the possible.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “Words like epiphany, quiescent, metamorophosis . . .”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Rhondell refers to college words throughout the book
Quote: “But in your hands today it was no grass I have ever seen.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Gwydion throws grass at the Cauldron-Born that turns to flame, a skill he was taught by Dalben.
In which book is there a character named Moses?
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “I’m supposed to be invisible. My whole family can do it.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Doli, who guides the group to Caer Dathyl.
Quote: “If you don’t try as hard as you can,” he said, “you are wasting your life.”
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
Quote: “I don’t have much to say to either of you other than I hope you had fun with your little charade.”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Emily Ebers when she learned the truth about Stanford and Millicent.
Quote: “Instead of a sword, you should be carrying a doll.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Taran to Eilonwy–this would make me (Rachel) and Sasha furious if someone said it to us!
In this book, students in middle and high school follow the movement of a group of elementary school students.
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Nick becomes a hero in Westfield, but realizes he doesn’t like the expectations that come with local fame–to be funny all the time, being watched closely by teachers to make a mistake.
Quote: “I didn’t say I was lost. I only said I didn’t know where I was. There’s a big difference. When you’re lost, you really don’t know where you are. When you just don’t happen to know where you are at the moment, that’s something else.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Eilonwy to Taran
In this book, a final scene involves a young child giving another child a pair of wings.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Batty to Jeffrey.
This book introduces the motto of a group of people who like a certain design.
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
“Bajito y suavecito” or “low and slow”
Quote: “It was all a cottage is supposed to be, small and snug, with a front porch, pink climbing roses, and lots of trees for shade.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Describing Arundel
In this book a character has a magical, enchanted hat providing desired objects.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“I’m Wearing an Enchanted Hat”
In this book, a character gives up a position of power to become a poet, and not a good one at that.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Fflewddur
Quote: “Their voices were rapid-fire. Crisp. Assured. There was no hesitation. But you could practically hear the adrenaline rushing in their vocal tones.”
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
This book is divided, in part, into sections based on the successive challenges faced in the story/adventure.
Team Moon by Catherine Timmesh
Challenges included the wind, alarms, the frozen fuel slug, the moon’s environment
In this book, the characters end up in East Rochester, needing to get to a different town but without a means of transportation.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
In this book, broken harp strings signal a lie spoken.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Fflewddur’s harp strings break every time he lies. For example, Fflewddur is telling of how well he did on his bard exams and a string breaks.
This book has text written in shapes and patterns.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“I was Walking in a Circle” (pg. 23)
“I am Your Mirror Image” (pg. 52)–written backwards
“A Triangular Tale” (pg. 60)
“A Dizzy Little Duzzle” (pg. 137)–winding
A character in this book carries the same name as one of the author’s teacher’s in middle school.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Mr. Glick was a science teacher in real-life, not English.
In this book, a young child scared by the presence of adults leads to an animal’s escape.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Yaz, one of Cagney’s rabbits, gets out because Batty is feeding Yaz and Carla when Mrs. Tifton and Dexter surprise and scare her.
Quote: “WHY CAN’T I EVER LEARN TO KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT?”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Sharice, after asking Aunt Asia if she’d consider having someone, specifically Sharice, stay with her.
In this book, a character learns that his grandmother dreamed of becoming a pilot.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Quote: “You were raising my granddaughter to believe in magic? This is what happens when you major in drama.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “I take care of people all day, and then I come home and take care of more.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Rhondell’s mother discussing, with Aunt Asia, that Sharice is staying with them.
Quote: “There was more of the white stuff settling on the grass. It looked almost like snow, but then he realized what he was looking at. It was the inside of a sleeping bag.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
The scene at the park the next morning, after the area was trashed, possibly by the Queen.
Quote: “Now, tell you dad to go down this road a little ways, take the first left, then a quick right, and look for number eleven.”
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Harry the tomato man’s directions on how to get to Arundel.
This book’s chapter titles are in all lowercase and italics
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Quote: “From the grating, a pair of intensely blue eyes looked back at him.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Eilonwy finding Taran in the dungeon cells
Quote: “And there were other anomalies. I knew it was a new species. I even named it: Turritopsis melvinus.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
In this book, there is a short story within the book, telling the history of a failed business and personal tragedy.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Orchid Ware ceramics and Lukas Kerchner’s daughter’s mysterious death.
Quote: “You’re–you’re like a mummy! Coming back to life!”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
The Underground Abductor
Nathan Hale
Quote: “Something to do with getting your grandfather from the police.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
This book includes a section detailing each of the books a character reads in the story.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
“From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler”
“The Lottery”
“Number the Stars”
“Holes”
This book includes resources to learn more about the famous people and events that the author references.
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “Everything he had heard about this teacher was true–don’t mess around with The Lone Granger.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
In this book, characters playing soccer disrupts an important competition being judged.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Jane, Skye and Jeffrey kick the ball into the area where the judge of the garden competition is. Mrs. Tifton gets 2nd place.
Quote: “Clear thinking requires a command of the English language, and fifth grade is the ideal time for every girl and boy to acquire an expanded vocabulary.”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Nick’s mom reading from the dictionary Mrs. Granger recommended for students in 5th grade.
Lowriders in Space
Cathy Camper
What book has triangles around the page numbers?
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
In this book, a main character likes to draw with crayons.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The many characters in this book include Frenetica Fluntz, Herman Sherman Thurman, K.C. O’Fleer, Reverso, Zeke McPeake and the Loudies.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
Quote: “Withdrawn is the college word I’d use for her.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Rhondell describing Sharice.
In this book, one of the characters receives golf clubs for a birthday present.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Jeffrey, from his mother, though he has no interest in playing golf.
In which book are chapters and sections indicated by dates and times?
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
In this book, a character wanders into a field thinking there was a horse, but it was a bull, instead.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Batty. Jeffrey, with Jane and Skye, save her and keep the adventure secret from Rosalind.
Quote: “Adventuring turned out to be boring.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
In this book, blue boxes at the bottom of the page provide translations or explanations of specific phrases.
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
Quote: “The stripped rods, machine parts, and batteries gleamed like mountains of silver, so that’s why they’d started calling it the Silver Hills.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Quote: “We don’t have much in common, but we have enough. We are huge and alone, and we both love yogurt raisins.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Ivan and Stella
Quote: “I left for home at about seven o’clock, and I never turned back to check the door.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Sharice, the night the tetrahedron is destroyed.
In what book is there a character named Dalben?
Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
This book discusses the 1791 incident of a man in Dublin, Ireland, writing the word “quiz” on walls around the city.
Frindle by Andrew Clements
This story was, prior to “frindle,” the only other known incident of a word being introduced into the English language for no reason.
This book describes a story of improbable objects, such as a sofa made of cheese and lights that make things darker.
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“The Improbable Emporium”
In this book, a character wants to be a musician, not a general as mother wants.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Mrs. Tifton wants Jeffrey to attend Pencey Military Academy like his grandfather did.
In this book, a character is named Mud.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Before being captured and brought to the mall.
Quote: ‘I told them half this half-baked tale that’s half entirely true.”
A Pizza the Size of the Sun by Jack Prelutsky
“I Sailed on Half a Ship” tells the tale of a boy whose story’s every detail is half of what it could be, e.g. half a wave, half a sail.
In this book, when the characters write each other notes, the author uses different fonts to represent each character’s handwriting.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
For notes in the Questions game the three friends play.
Quote: “You could not have found me. Only the animals know my valley.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Medwyn to Taran, when Taran says they found Medwyn, but really it was Melyngar who led them to Medwyn, not Taran.
In this book, the main character learns that one of his teachers is actually a hero for having rescued an important character.
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
Gwydion tells Taran that Coll, Taran’s teacher at Caer Dalben, rescued Hen Wen from Annuvin.
The students in this book attempted to set a prestigious record in 2002, but never received a reply from the award organization.
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
The students never heard from the Guinness World Records people.
Quote: “Who’s going to decide when to put out the trash cans and turn up the heat? Who’s going to be the grown-up?”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Quote: “They were leaving homeby themselves–going on a real adventure, the kind that changed you.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Quote: “I have been in my domain for nine thousand eight hundred and fifty-five days.”
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Quote: “His heart started to speed up again and his legs turned to lead because there was no way to avoid the conversation that was coming, even though he wanted to with all his might.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach when he has to tell Poppy and Alice that he’s not playing the game any more.
Quote: “But doesn’t all this seem like a lot of fuss about something pretty silly?”
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Nick’s mother’s response to the principal–Mrs. Chatham–visiting the Allen’s home to discuss the frindle situation.
In what book does a character go to “Bummer School?”
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
In this book, a character finds out that the necklace he thought was good-luck jade from China wasn’t actually anything special.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Yin-Yin just told Stanford the story about it so he felt good/confident.
In what book does someone use a guava tree branch to hit something?
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
Quote: “Now, then, out with it. What do you want? You might as well know ahead of time, you shan’t have it.”
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
King Eiddileg to the group, to which Taran asks for safe passage through his realm to get to Caer Dathyl
Quote: “We’re a little like family, aren’t we?”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Sharice talking about the club, which makes James uncomfortable
Quote: “I’m a very neat person because most foster non-parents don’t like messy kids.”
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Quote: “Otherwise, he was going to have to accept that she’d lured him to the basement so he’d read her story.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Zach discovers the story of Eleanore (the Queen) in a basement display case in the library while he was searching the library to find the missing doll.
In this book, the character’s thoughts are in italics.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
In this book, the main character is known to others by a signature movement of his neck.
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
This book is realistic fiction based on a true story that began in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
In this book, one character speaks in Latin, especially about plants.
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
In this book, the main character gets purple hair highlights.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Stanford does this to impress Emily
Quote: “If she gets out of the case, she’ll come for us.”
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Speaking of the Great Queen
In what book is someone worshipped as a saint?
Roberto Clemente by Jonah Winter
The author of this Newbery Honor Book also wrote the Spiderwick Chronicles.
Doll Bones by Holly Black
In which book is there a quote from John F. Kennedy, Jr.?
Team Moon by Catherine Thimmesh
In this book, two friends find out they are both taking summer school.
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time by Lisa Yee
Stanford and Gus, and both are afraid of not making the basketball team if their grades don’t improve.
Quote: “After she’s dead, she comes back to Earth for one day–as a twelve-year old. Just like me.”
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Ellie describing Emily, a character in “Our Town,” the play Ellie’s mother is directing with the high school.
This book’s cover features two flags and an animal.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
The inside cover of this book shows a map with routes taken by people in the book.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
The map also shows the slave vs. free states, in addition to the routes of the underground railroad.
Quote: “Where there are humans, there will always be suffering.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “This story is about someone who did her best to stop the suffering around her.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “You’re trapped just like me, ain’t you?”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Araminta to a muskrat in a trap set by her owners.
In this book, the main character slept with her feet in the ashes of a fireplace to keep them warm.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
In this book, a character cannot learn weaving because she is allergic to the wool.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
This books begins each chapter with a picture of a bird.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
In this book a solar eclipse was thought to be a sign from G-d.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Nat Turner gathering slaves for an uprising.
In this book, a character had a bottle thrown at her head, a serious injury that lead to years of an unpredictable medical condition involving falling asleep at unexpected times.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
The sleep condition is called narcolepsy.
In this book, a character’s dreams provided visions of decisions to be made in real life.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Araminta/Harriet, used the dreams that came to her in her sleeping spells to guide her on the Underground Railroad.
Quote: “A few secret tunnels, yes. Train, no.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “Secret tunnels are good. I wanna know more.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “He’s given me manumission.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “He left a wife, eight children, and a mountain of debt.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Mr. Brodess died, and initially Araminta thought her bad dream caused his death. Instead it was another example of Minty’s dreams foretelling the future. Mr. Brodess’ debt meant Araminta and her family could not be freed for a very long time as their slavery was used to pay off his debts.
Quote: “Four miles down the road is a cider mill. Count three houses past it to the house with the pumpkin patch, show this at the back door.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “Ma’am. Where is Pennsylvania? Right in front of you.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “Now that’s what I call ‘fast asleep.’”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “I did. I’m runnin’ back.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Harriet finds John Tubman’s brother, Tom, and has him take her back to Maryland to rescue her family.
In this book, Canada is seen as a place of true freedom.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Even being in the free North, there are still people looking to return escaped slaves to the South.
This book briefly tells the story of Frederick Douglass.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “When the good old ship of Zion comes along, be ready to step aboard.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Harriet, who couldn’t read or write, had someone else write this as code to her family to be ready to escape with her on the Underground Railroad.
In this book, many of the people involved could not read or write.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “Everybody knows Poppa don’t lie.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “If he says he hasn’t seen us, the paddy-rollers will believe him.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
When Harriet hides in her parents corn crib, her father speaks to her through the wall, but never looks at her, so when he is asked if he “saw” her, he can say he did not and not lie. This situation later comes to pass.
Quote: “Not one of ‘em came in for Christmas. Rit almos broker her heart about it.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Ben–Minty’s father–telling the local officials he hadn’t seen Harriet (but he didn’t say that he’d spoken to her, without looking at her)
In this book, a main character has a tooth knocked out with a rock because the pain was too great and the character could not go for medical help.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “Lord, can I take an injured man worth a thousand dollars?”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Joe Bailey, a slave recently bought for $1,000, wants to escape with Harriet, but she is worried about the escaping group being tracked on the route as a result.
In this book, people were hidden under bricks to safely cross a guarded bridge.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Quote: “No! We can’t! We can’t take anything! We have to leave now!”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
Harriet’s parents want to bring objects (feather bed for Rit, tools for Ben) with them when Harriet comes to take them to freedom.
Quote: “I had a dream you had three heads–and two got cut off.”
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
John Brown attempted a raid at Harper’s Ferry to end slavery, but it failed, and two of his three sons died in the failed attack.
In this book, there are young babies presenting the bibliography.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
This book has an e-mail address for readers to send questions, concerns or corrections.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
The author of this book has illustrated graphic novels and used to run marathons.
The Underground Abductor by Nathan Hale
