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In which book does a boy say that cops are blocking off a bridge and may block it off for the whole summer?
Blood in the Water
In which book does a deciphered one-to-one code say, "operation thunderstruck torch boot-toe elbow clock tba"?
Island of Spies
In which book do characters fall for what seems like forever, dropping like stones through a whirlpool of fire?
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
In which book does a character hear that on Friday, the 26th of June, all those between the ages of sixteen and forty will be sent away?
When We Flew Away
In which book does a character explain that a new assistant principal is starting a majorette squad and a club, and she wants to try out?
Shark Teeth
In which book does a character think someone started off as a farmer and then wanted to open a restaurant?
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
In which book are characters called up to talk with a man sitting in a booth under a sign that says 'immigration'?
Other Words for Home
In which book does a character whisper, "I told you she's really into this. She knows more about these heirlooms than the people who bring them in. She can tell you their stories"?
The Secret Battle of Evan Pao
In which book does a loudspeaker read out three boys' names and one girl's for the final youth beginner heat?
The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
n which book does a character hop over and hold up a single sheet of paper with monsters' names on it?
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
In which book does a character cry out and blood fountains down his shoulder, onto the tiled floor -- his ear is gone, just like that?
Nyxia
In which book are characters not to mention relics any longer?
The Last Cuentista
In which book do policemen take one look at characters' filthy clothes and arrest them as "undocumented and destitute refugees"?
Agent Most Wanted
In which book does a character turn a brass key over and over in his hands, feeling the wear of centuries?
Nyxia
In which book is production put on hold for a few minutes while camera-people wash the stickiness off their hands and get into position by a leaf pile?
Restart
In which book does a character say he'll call the state of Hawaii and tell them he needs a first-class ticket so he can show them how to powwow his way?
Two Tribes
In which book is a heavy gold medal hidden under a bed?
Long Lost
In which does the tallest brick lighthouse in the United State have 125 million bricks and 257 steps?
Island of Spies
In which book does a character note there are no trains or buses to hop on to escape an island?
Blood in the Water
In which book does a character keep two cards, a ten and a three, under her pillow?
When We Flew Away
In which book does a character know what song she will sing from the moment she hears a teacher say that for a tryout she and others will need a monologue and a song?
Other Words for Home
In which book do characters stay out long past their nine o'clock curfew -- their housekeeper will be awake and waiting, and she will be furious?
Long Lost
n which book does a character blurt out, "Are you kicking my brother out of school? Because of me?"
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
In which book does a character think a Journalism Contest is about as meaningful as counting snowflakes in a blizzard?
Restart
In which book is a prosthetic leg modern by 1930s standards, and is held in place by leather straps and corsetry around a character's waist?
Agent Most Wanted