Titles
What is the title of the book about a third grader who wants to keep a baby skunk as a pet.
A Boy Called Bat by Elena Arnold
This book involves a boy who finds out he's from a long line of 'oni' fighters and enters a world of monsters and magic and Japanese folklore
Momotaro: Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters
True or False: Only students in grades 4, 5, and 6 may vote for the Nene Award
True
This book is set on a remote, wild island with only animals as its inhabitants (until a robot finds herself shipwrecked on it)
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
In Aster's family, all the girls are raised to be witches, while boys grow up to be shapeshifters. Unfortunately for Aster, he still hasn't shifted . . . and he's still fascinated by witchery, no matter how forbidden it might be.
Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag
Name TWO books with PROPER nouns in the title from the Nene Noms List.
Momotaro: Xander & the Lost Island of Monsters, A Boy Called Bat, Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth, Aru Shah and the End of Time, Saving Winslow, Ghost, Henry's Chalk Dragon
Joseph Johnson lost his father to an accident and his ma and sister to sickness. He's not about to let a bad man take his pony Sarah too.
Some Kind of Courage by Dan Gemeinhart
What book won the Nene Award in 2019?
Name the title.
The Terrible Two
This graphic novel is set in a dilapidated space station
Sanity & Tallulah
In his daydreams, Jensen is the biggest hero that ever was. But his middle school reality is VERY different -- constantly picked on by bullies and friends alike, Jensen doesn't even realize he needs to stand up for himself.
Brave by Svetlana Chmakova
Another title for this book could be:
A Main Counter for Checking In or Out and Handling Requests for Guests
Front Desk
Drinking the wrong thing allows this girl to have magical powers.
Name the book AND what she drank.
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
moonlight
TRUE or FALSE: A book must have been published in the last 5 years to be nominated
True
The setting of this book takes place in a small town where a ginormous wooden statue of Bigfoot stands right at the center of town
Lemons by Melissa Savage
Abbie Wu chronicles the woes of starting middle school as a middle-child who hasn't figured out her "thing" yet in her journal
Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom by Booki Vivat
Another title for this book could be:
An Untamed Android
The Wild Robot
After her best friend dies in a drowning accident, Suzy is convinced that the true cause of the tragedy must have been a rare ________ sting.
Name the book title AND fill in the blank
The Thing About Jellyfish
jellyfish
TRUE or FALSE: Smile by Raina Telgemeier won the Nene Award in 2016. She can be nominated and/or win again in 2020.
False (Authors cannot be nominated/win if they previously won in the last five years)
This novel takes place in Berlin, Germany after WWII
A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen
In one book a girl must go to a special school because her magic is unpredictable. In another book, a young boy befriends an ailing newborn donkey and nurses him back to health.
Name the TWO books.
Upside-Down Magic
Saving Winslow
Another title for this book could be:
Topsy-Turvy Sorcery
Upside-Down Magic
When the government ordered that children be shipped out of London to escape the war, ten-year-old Ada sneaks out to join her little brother Jamie to escape her abusive mother
The War that Saved My Life
What book won the Nene Award in 2017?
(Hint: it's a graphic novel about a girl who joined a roller derby team)
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
Name THREE books that are set in a world where magic exists
The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Momotaro: Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters, Upside-Down Magic, Aru Shah and the End of Time, The Adventurer's Guild, Door by the Staircase, Henry's Chalk Dragon, Witch Boy
In one book, two boys who don't think they have anything in common are both targeted by a bully. In another book, a boy moves to a new city filled with monsters and teams up with a girl who calls herself a monster mediator.
Name the TWO books.
Save Me a Seat
The Creepy Case Files of Margo Maloo