Main Characters
Scout Finch
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
In this series written by Mary Pope Osborne, siblings Jack and Annie go back in time and experience different events in history.
What is the Magic Tree House series?
Many writers take novels and short stories, make their own scripts, and turn them into these, also called motion pictures.
What are movies?
A classic novel from 1818 written by the mother of gothic fiction, Mary Shelley.
What is Frankenstein?
The Great Gatsby
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
Ender Wiggin
What is the Ender's Game series?
This wacky compilation of stories is set in a 30-story building, rather than a one-story building with 30 rooms.
What is Sideways Stories from Wayside School?
Your parents might have told you these before you went to sleep.
What are bedtime stories?
The full name of this gothic novella by Robert Louis Stevenson. You might want to do a double take on this one!
What is The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
The Handmaid's Tale
Who is Margaret Atwood?
Katniss Everdeen
What is The Hunger Games?
After eating one apple, two pears, three plums, and so much more, the main character becomes a butterfly.
What is The Very Hungry Caterpillar?
Amazon Audible offers a wide variety of these so that you can even "read" while you cook, run errands, etc.
What are audiobooks?
Author Roald Dahl wrote this story about a girl who loves reading more than anything and has telekinesis.
What is Matilda?
1984
Who is George Orwell?
Captain John Yossarian
What is Catch-22?
The first book published in this series that includes a muffin-eating moose has a little boy running ragged for an insatiable rodent.
What is If You Give a Mouse a Cookie?
Children sit in a circle and listen to someone read books at one of these.
What is Story Time?
Like Bubba with his shrimp, Samwise gives us a myriad of ways to make potatoes. “Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew!”
What is The Lord of the Rings?
Pride and Prejudice
Who is Jane Austen?
Jonas
Dr. Seuss' most popular story, with about 16 million copies sold, as of 2017.
What is The Cat in the Hat?
Numerous people use this website to find summaries and facts about all kinds of books. Good for those who forgot to read the chapters for class!
What is SparkNotes?
One train, twelve suspects, and little Daisy Armstrong are the main plot points of this Agatha Christie mystery.
What is Murder on the Orient Express?
The Iliad & The Odyssey
Who is Homer?