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.
