Nerd
Word
Bird
Heard
Curd
100

In what book are teams of very talented mathematicians recruited to solve a very difficult problem?

The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

p77

100

In what book does a character get a Dance, Dance Revolution machine delivered?

Unplugged by Gordon Korman

p65

100

In what book do characters take a 19-hour road trip?

We Are Big Time by Hena Khan

p3

100

In what book is someone's final written words "Because the soup is getting cold"?

Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day

p249

100

In what book was mom a mandolin player?

Ice Dogs by Terry Lynn Johnson

p212 ebook

200

In what book does someone make an ex-boyfriend return a family reunion t-shirt?

DWK: Hot Mess by Jeff Kinney

p16

200

In what book do characters hear people tapping out SOS in Morse code?

Heroes by Alan Gratz

p63

200

In what book does a character put flapjack crumbs in a table drawer for a mouse?

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

p67 + 2

200

In what book did the entirety of a city learn big news described in the local newspapers as unimaginable, inexplicable, and incroyable?

The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day

p34

200

In what book are yogurts an extra special treat for the kids?

Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden

300

In what book do we learn "haw" means left and "gee" means right?

Ice Dogs by Terry Lynn Johnson

p31

300

In what book does a character get her classmates to shed their clothes in the middle of winter?

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

300

In what book does a coach bring doughnuts for his players to give them energy?

New Kid by Jerry Craft

p78

300

In what book does a man say he cannot trick death?

Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley

p200

300

In what book does the main character have to use a wheelchair because their heart rate is abnormally slow?

Louder Than Hunger by John Schu

p131

400

In what book does a character refer to himself as a "temporary best friend?"

Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango

p155

400

In what book does a character have braid-hands?

The Marvellers by Dhoinelle Clayton

p4

400

In what book is a map of memories treasured by the protagonist?

Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte

p50, 51, 117, 145, 204 

400

In what book had the Bog been the site of a skirmish where people were killed?

Pony by R.J. Palacio 

p88

400

In what book does a character give someone a book as a memento?

First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

p219

500

In what book would a character like to go back and change what happened?

Show me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte

p45

500

In what book does the protagonist win the Outstanding Leader award?  

We are big time by Hena Khan

p211


500

In what book does a character feel that she is so focused on her own stuff that she can't think about anyone else?

Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango

p280

500

In what book does a character accuse another of treating him like a nobody?

The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

p157

500

In what book does a character miss the sushi and museums of New York?

Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer