This Side of Home
The author of This Side of Home
Who is Renee Watson?
This singer-songwriter recently got her "driver's license" -- but it wasn't as exciting as she'd thought
Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
An animated movie about generational magic in Colombia (🎵We don't talk about one character 🎵)
What is Encanto?
A Mexican dish, made of masa wrapped in a corn husk, often made for Christmas
What are tamales?
The 2 ELA 8 teachers at CMS
Who are Ms. Li and Ms. Le?
The grade that the main characters of This Side of Home are in
What is 12th grade?
Mischievous students are "never gonna give" this singer "up" -- tricking people into listening to his hit song is just too fun
Who is Rick Astley?
An animated movie about Italian sea monsters on a quest to own a Vespa (a moped).
What is Luca?
A Mexican dish of grilled corn served with cheese, hot sauce, or mayonnaise
What is elote?
Our school colors
What are maroon and black?
The person Maya and her friends plan to talk to at the end of the novel
Who is Mr. Washington?
We know "all too well" that this singer often writes songs about her exes -- including one who kept her scarf
Who is Taylor Swift?
This animated movie, about a robot that tries to heal people, is set in futuristic San Fransokyo
What is Big Hero 6?
What is spam musubi?
The elementary school closest to CMS
What is Bishop?
The name of the symbol on Maya's necklace, which means "Go back and get it"
What is Sankofa?
This song plays during the opening credits of Spider-man: Into the Spiderverse
What is "Sunflower"?
A TV show about twin boys playing pranks in a hotel
What is The Suite Life of Zack and Cody?
A Filipino dish of stir-fried noodles, often with meat and vegetables
What is pancit?
Mr. Poo's full name (first, middle, and last)
What is Daniel Aguilar Poo?
The two historically black colleges mentioned in the novel
What are Spelman College and Morehouse College?
A Mandarin-language cover of this song was featured in the movie Crazy Rich Asians
What is "Yellow"?
This Pixar movie, set in Scotland, was the first from the studio directed by a woman
What is Brave?
A rice porridge often eaten for breakfast in Chinese culture, often topped with pickled vegetables, a century egg, etc.
What is congee (or xi fan)?
Ms. Li and Ms. Le's first names
What are Sophia and Khanh?