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In which book do siblings lie on top of sleeping bags and pillows in the bed of a truck under the darkened sky?
Under the Mesquite
Guadalupe Garcia McCall
In which book does a character think if her mom can't get a new job, they could lose their little house, and possibly even starve?
Maybe He Just Likes You
Barbara Dee
p. 209
In which book does a character's four-year-old son die in his arms?
Undefeated
Steve Sheinken
p. 228
In which book does a character publicly accuse his wife of having affairs with other men and has her imprisoned for several months?
Teri Kanefield
In which book does a character point a nail file at her niece and say, "And I keep telling her, girl, you gotta DO something with that hair"?
All of the Above
Shelley Pearsall
p. 143
In which book does a character draw her sister's head onto her lap and stroke her brow, and call her name, but she doesn't respond at all?
The Bridge Home
Padma Venkatraman
p. 145
In which book does a character have six sisters?
Harness the Wind
William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer
p. 5
In which book is a character told, "I haven't seen my family for six months. Sometimes I miss them so much I feel sick. Maybe you're homesick"?
Song for a Whale
Lynne Kelly
p. 181
In which book does a character say, "Welcome to my world. What I wouldn't give to be an only child. It's like living on a wild chimpanzee reserve"?
Roller Girl
Vicotria Jamieson
p. 105
In which book is the inside of his mom and dad's bedroom closet off-limits to a character?
The Crossover
Kwame Alexander
p. 44
In which book does a character say, "I should call Legal Services. I don't care that he's your brother. I don't care that he's nineteen. I'm sure they would agree that you should stay put"?
Paper Things
Jennifer Richard Jacobson
p. 3
In which book does a character beg her mother for two cookies every day?
I Will Always Write Back
Caitlin Alifirenka Martin Ganda
p. 89
In which book does a character finally convince her mother to move into an apartment complex for old people?
Song for a Whale
Lynne Kelly
p. 47
In which book could a character be coming back for a host of other reasons that aren't to do with vengeance -- something left undone, for instance: a will he hasn't told his wife about, or some stash of money hidden under the bed?
The Screaming Staircase
Jonathan Stroud
p. 16
In which book does a character have no idea that being on a team would make his mother so lovey-dovey?
Ghost
Jason Reynolds
p. 175
In which book does the thought of having to take the bus home, maybe every day, until her mom gets another job, make a character's stomach knot?
Maybe He Just Likes You
Barbara Dee
p. 159
In which book does a character admit he and his brother had an argument in high school and have been estranged ever since?
The Crossover
Kwame Alexander
p. 185-186
In which book does a character think his uncle is a good man - a good, honest, sad man?
Death Watch
Robb White
p. 182
In which book does a character say, "You little thief. How dare you come here and make a mockery of this family. I command you to go home this instant before you embarrass me further"?
Cinder
Marissa Meyerp. 339
In which book does a character recall her sister had always been very mocking whenever she befriended the stable lads?
Etiquette & Espionage
Gail Carriger
p. 156
In which book does a character not see why she has to choose between a man and a brother who might be just nine miles away?
Beyond the Bright Sea
Lauren Wolk
p. 138
In which book does a character wonder if her father knows his family all has lice, knows they are huddled together with a dead baby, and knows how much he is missed?
Between Shades of Grey
Ruta Sepetys
In which book does a character know the man in some pictures is her dad because he looks just like her brother?
Paper Things
Jennifer Richard Jacobson
p. 282
In which book does a character have the type of family without aunts and uncles and cousins?
Countung by 7s
Holly Goldberg Sloan
p. 109
In which book does a character really hate when her sister tells her to lighten up?
Ashes to Asheville
Sarah Dooley
p. 157