Character & Plot
This story features a gosling who helps the main character find her purpose. Name the book.
The Wild Robot
This book takes place on an island after a plane crash and follows a boy learning survival skills. Name the book.
Hatchet
This book teaches about kindness, empathy, and seeing beyond appearances; it's about a boy who looks different. Name it.
Wonder
Who wrote Wonder?
R. J. Palacio
In The BFG, what does BFG stand for (two-word answer)?
Big Friendly Giant
In which book does the main character live in a mall and form friendships with animals?
The One and Only Ivan
Which story is set partly in a refugee camp and follows a girl who must learn to support herself and her family after a disaster?
Esperanza Rising
Which story emphasizes freedom, friendship, and standing up against unfair rules?
Chains
Which author wrote Hatchet, a survival story about a boy named Brian?
Gary Paulsen
In Esperanza Rising, what crop/farm work does Esperanza learn about that shapes much of the story’s setting and events?
farm work or field work
Which book follows a boy who must hide because he is not allowed to be seen and lives in the shadows?
Among the Hidden
A book on the list is set in New Orleans and follows a girl experiencing life in a neighborhood hit hard by a storm. Which book is it?
Ninth Ward
Which book on the list explores bravery, resilience, and learning to speak up after facing family upheaval and war?
The Breadwinner
Which author wrote The Breadwinner, a story about a girl who must disguise herself to support her family?
Deborah Ellis
In A Long Walk to Water, the journey centers around finding and carrying what precious resource?
Water
Name the novel where the main character, who has a cranial difference, chooses kindness and faces school challenges while learning about being brave
Wonder
Which title features a place where the main character must survive after being separated from home? (Hint: think of a classic survival/sea setting on the list.)
The Cay or The War That Saved My Life
Name the book that highlights environmental care and the relationship between humans and nature
The Wild Robot
Who is the author of Number the Stars, a historical story about bravery during wartime?
Lois Lowry
In Rain, Reign, the main character has a strong interest in something related to words — what is it?
Homophones/words/puzzles about words
In which story does a character travel to an underground city to help others?
City of Ember
Name the novel set in a secret city built underground to protect people, where two children must find a way to save the city.
City of Ember
Which novel addresses identity, belonging, and the power of storytelling through a boy who tells the truth about his life in a moving and honest way?
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Which author wrote The One and Only Ivan, a story about an animal who paints and tells his life?
Katherine Applegate
In The False Prince, a character pretends to be someone else to claim a throne. What is the single word for this act of pretending to be another person?
impersonation, imposture, or fraud