In which book does a hawk dive down
toward a field, then fly upward again, a
mouse in its talons?
The Old Willis Place
Mary Downing Hahn
Page 178
100
In which book do storms pull hundred
year old trees out of the ground and
houses off their foundations?
A Snicker of Magic
Natalie Lloyd
Page 148
100
In which book does a character sometimes
have a small fit while she is telling
a story?
Because of Winn-Dixie
Kate DiCamillo
Page 99
100
In which book does a loop of bright
blue beads hang from a pushpin on a
wall?
Runaway Twin
Peg Kehret
Page 115
100
In which book does a character have
perfect hair and perfect nails and a perfect
tan?
Found
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Page 2
200
In which book is it strange for a character
to imagine her father being so
young and hard to think about him being
so sad?
Stella by Starlight
Sharon M. Draper
Page 149
200
In which book does a character give
his sister the universal sign for "shutup,"
pressing his thumb and forefinger
together and drawing them across his
lips?
Found
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Page 161
200
In which book do characters see the
movie Star Wars at the matinee?
School of Charm
Lisa Ann Scott
Page 173
200
In which book does a character ask,
"Coffins? You mean for dead people?"
Lawn Boy
Gary Paulsen
Page 22
200
In which book does a character think
that only one part of her brain works
just fine but the other part tends to run
in circles?
The Lemonade War
Jacqueline Davies
Page 42
300
In which book does a character keep
all of her comment cards in a basket on
her desk and reads through them whenever
she feels sad or kind of down on
herself?
The Lemonade War
Jacqueline Davies
Page 114
300
In which book does a character dress
in a suit and tie to visit the bank, hoping
to borrow money?
Scumble
Ingrid Law
Page 277
300
In which book does a character think
maybe he is too old to get mad?
Ruby Holler
Sharon Creech
Page 222
300
In which book does a character hear a
pair of bullfrogs ba-rupping to each
other but not a single human voice
from across a pond?
Stella by Starlight
Sharon M. Draper
Page 2
300
In which book do characters have to
pass a test about the Constitution of the
United States?
Stella by Starlight
Sharon M. Draper
Page 136
400
In which book does a character glare at
a woman and walk out of the room,
slamming the bathroom door dramatically?
The Fourteenth Goldfish
Jennifer L. Holm
Page 163
400
In which book has it been quite a time
since characters have had a natural,
growing child in the house?
Tuck Everlasting
Natalie Babbitt
Page 70
400
In which book does a character let her
imagination run pell-mell?
Becoming Naomi Leon
Pam Munoz Ryan
Page 163
400
In which book does a character read a
book with two columns, on the left are
words he understands and on the right
are words that he has never seen before?
Blood on the River
Elisa Carbone
Page 90
400
In which book does a character hear a
noise that sounds like fingernails
scraping a chalkboard but magnified a
thousand times?
Runaway Twin
Peg Kehret
Page 81
500
In which book are characters unable to
see Santa Claus, but see legs, lots of
legs?
A Dog’s Life
Ann M. Martin
Page 97
500
In which book does a character think
her brother is a pitiful sight, with wrinkled
clothes and long, tangled hair?
How to Steal a Dog
Barbara O’Connor
Page 84
500
In which book is being angry considered
hard work?
The One and Only Ivan
Katherine Applegate
Page 209
500
In which book does a character think
of little elephant seals waddling on top
of official-looking papers when told
records have been sealed?
Found
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Page 22
500
In which book do characters think
someone is crazy for being so careful
and leaving a note for his parents?