Authors
The author of Slaughterhouse Five.
Who is Kurt Vonnegut?
One of the youthful finders of a golden ticket in Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" was a "great big greedy nincompoop" 9-year-old from the fictional town of Dusselheim, Germany. Who is this?
Who is Agustus Gloop?
A large portion of what 2001 Yann Martel novel features the title character stranded on a lifeboat after a shipwreck with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker?
What is Life of Pi?
A girl finds a locked door in her house that leads to her button-eyed Other family, in this Hugo Award winner adapted into a stop-motion film.
What is Coraline?
What acclaimed children's author and poet spent much of his career as a cartoonist for Playboy and also wrote songs for the 1960s folk scene?
Who is Shel Silverstein?
What Canadian author, poet, and environmentalist reached new levels of fame in 2017 after her award-winning 1985 dystopian political novel was released as a smash-hit television series on Hulu?
The Imagination Library is a free children's book gifting program started by what famous singer in 1995? The program started by offering a monthly book to each child in Sevier County, Tennessee regardless of family income.
Who is Dolly Parton?
The Cricket on the Hearth" is a holiday novel, not nearly as well known as "A Christmas Carol," by what British author?
Who is Charles Dickens?
What is the name of the narrator in "The Great Gatsby?"
Who is Nick Carraway?
Two displaced migrant ranch workers are the dual protagonists of what 1937 novella with a title that starts with a preposition?
J.K. Rowling is rumored (and has since denied) to have written the first part of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” on what uncommon writing surface?
What is a napkin?
In this satirical novel written by ______, a famous fictional member of the Army Air Forces is Capt. John Yossarian, a 28-year-old World War 2 bombardier
Who is Joseph Heller?
Jack, Simon, Piggy, and Roger are four of the young characters that make up the cast in what 1954 novel?
What is Lord of the Flies?
Experiences with a commanding officer in World War II helped Richard Adams form the character of Hazel the rabbit, in what 1972 novel?
What is Watership Down?
Indian author Vikas Swarup wrote a 2005 novel titled "Q & A" involving a game show that was (loosely) adapted into a 2008 British film that later won the Academy Award for Best Picture. What was the name of the adaptation?
What is Slumdog Millionaire?
In this Newbery Medal winner, Jesse and his new neighbour Leslie create an imaginary forest kingdom for themselves called this
What is Terabithia, in Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson?
Although more well-known for his fiction and character creations, what famous author was also an ophthalmologist?
Who is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
"Going to the mattresses," or hiding out from enemies, was a term popularized by what 1969 Mario Puzo novel and its film adaptation?
What novel begins with the following line?“If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like …”
What is The Catcher in the Rye?