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In which book does a character say, "I was there the day your fever got so high you thought your eyes were being eaten by yellow spiders and you screamed for half an hour straight"?
The Bitter Side of Sweet
In which book is a poem named: The Ballad of a Scary Canoe Trip?
To Night Owl From Dogfish
In which book does a character shake a couple's hands because hugging makes him uncomfortable?
The Door of No Return
In which book are an old man and woman sitting on the ground at the end of a tunnel, eating meat that smells sweet and delicious?
The Storyteller
In which book is a character seen sitting on a cloud, clutching her backpack to her chest?
Aru Shah and the End of Time
In which book does a character know a good hypothesis should include a couple of things: It must explain what you are going to test, and it also must set the scope for the project?
The Shape of Thunder
In which book does a character know about food coming from the church on the corner?
House Arrest
In which book is a character's only chore to take goats up into the mountains to graze for a few hours?
Ground Zero
In which book does a guard see a footprint -- it is dirt from a shoe -- in a room that is otherwise spotless?
City Spies
In which book does a character haul his drowsy brother to the edge of a room and lay him under a window so he'll have the best odds of getting away if he needs to escape in a hurry?
The Bitter Side of Sweet
n which book does a character say, "Next week I'll be … on YouTube with a bunch of snarky comments about … what a psycho I am
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
In which book does a character recall his grandmother used to tell him stories about coyotes?
The Storyteller
In which book is a character dressed in his usual Henry Huggins style, like a 1950s paperboy; he's wearing a striped T-shirt and rolled up jeans?
The First Rule of Punk
In which book does a character say she wants to be a writer, so she notices spelling and grammar in emails and books?
To Night Owl From Dogfish
In which book is the rude music of stairs how a character knows someone is coming up to his room?
The Bletchley Riddle
In which book has a character done something so bad that her own sisters have turned against her?
Aru Shah and the End of Time
In which book does a character see that his brother is really good with animals and thinks his brother would make a much better farmer than he would?
When Stars Are Scattered
In which book does a character launch into the Rules of the House: a boy may not have guests . . . he may not use the fireplace . . . and he is never to set foot in the man's study?
The Bletchley Riddle
In which book does a character recall his parents were always buying stuff for his brother's basketball team?
Black Brother, Black Brother
In which book does a character convince a coach that a teammate has broken curfew even when he hasn't?
Black Brother, Black Brother
In which book does a statue of a Greek half-man topple to the ground with a thud, and a shield clatters as it falls?
Ground Zero
In which book does a character make big circles around his head, like a cowboy winding up a lasso, when he says, "Detention for all of you"?
Starfish
In which book does a gift kiosk sell official Eiffel Tower souvenirs -- everything from T-shirts and posters to models and bookends?
City Spies
In which book does a character keep her prize collection of ceramic dolls on the mantel of a fireplace?
The Fort
In which book is a character told not to hum a melody or whisper a verse?
Healer of the Water Monster