This character's parents were murdered by a mysterious man when he was a baby.
Who is Bod?
100
This book series focuses on a wimpy kid named Greg.
What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid?
100
This genre of writing is a made up story with a beginning, middle, and end.
What is Fiction?
100
This woman is the principal of Olson Middle School.
Who is Karon Cunningham?
100
This is the capital city of Minnesota.
What is St Paul?
200
This man, dressed in all black, snuck into Bod's house and killed his parents.
Who is Jack?
200
This book, written by Sharon Draper, focuses on a young man named Andy who is struggling to cope with the death of his best friend Rob.
What is Tears of a Tiger?
200
This genre of writing is true and informational. Examples include biography, autobiography, and memoir.
What is Non Fiction?
200
Every morning, students are allowed into the building at this time. (What time can you come into the building?)
What is 9:15 a.m.?
200
This is the number of months there are in one calender year.
What is 12?
300
This character has become Bod's guardian. He does not go out during the day, and eats only one thing.
Who is Silas?
300
Characters from this book written by Mildred Taylor include Hammer, David Logan, and Charlie Simms.
What is "The Well"?
300
This an artistic writing form that uses figurative language, and is organized into stanza's.
What is poetry?
300
This is the name of Olson's sister Elementary School. (Think Lower Academy)
What is Jenny Lind Elementary?
300
This is the legal age at which you can vote in the United States.
What is 18?
400
This pair of ghosts have become Bod's new "Ghost Parents"
Who are Mr. and Mrs. Owens?
400
This series of young adult books deals with teen issues such as bullying, jealousy, and friendship at a particular high school.
What is the Bluford High Series?
400
A non fiction reading written by a famous person about their own life. From their birth to the present day.
What is an autobiography?
400
This jungle animal is the Olson Middle School Mascot.
What is a Panther?
400
This man is the Vice President of the United States.
Who is Joe Biden?
500
The author of the Graveyard Book also wrote this childrens book, turned into a movie about a girl who crawls through a secret door in her house and gets transported to an alternate reality.
What is "Coraline"?
500
This book, written by Christopher Paul Curtis, focuses on the Watson family as they take a road trip to visit their grandma in Alabama.
What is "The Watsons go to Birmingham"?
500
Author's organize Non Fiction into different types of these. Examples include: Chronological, Compare and Contrast, and Problem-Solution.
What are text structures?
500
This is the full name of the man that Olson Middle School is named after.
Who is Floyd B. Olson?
500
This is approximately how many lakes there are in Minnesota.