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Popcorn & Pages
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In The Hunger Games, Katniss is caught in a love triangle between her hunting partner Gale and this "Boy with the Bread.

Who is Peeta Mellark?

100

A young boy named Max puts on a wolf suit and sails to an island filled with giant, hairy creatures.

What is Where the Wild Things Are?

100

This character is mischievous and chaotic, showing up at a house on a rainy day to cause trouble with Thing 1 and Thing 2.

Who is the Cat in the Hat?

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The theme of this book is that "A person's a person, no matter how small."

What is Horton Hears a Who!?

100

This book features Sam-I-Am trying to convince someone to eat a colorful breakfast in various locations.

What is Green Eggs and Ham?

100

 In this movie, a girl named Dorothy is swept away by a tornado to a land where she meets a Scarecrow and a Tin Man.

What is The Wizard of Oz?

200

In the Twilight series, fans famously took sides by wearing shirts that said "Team Edward" or "Team [This Person].

Who is Jacob?

200

A spider named Charlotte tries to save a pig named Wilbur by writing messages in her web.

What is Charlotte's Web?

200

This character is brave and resourceful, volunteering to take her sister's place in a deadly competition.

Who is Katniss Evergreen?

200

This fable about a race between two animals teaches that "slow and steady wins the race."

What is The Tortoise and the Hare?

200

This holiday-themed book was written to criticize the commercialism of Christmas.

What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas!?

200

In this animated movie based on a 1963 book, a scientist's machine makes it rain cheeseburgers and giant meatballs.

What is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs?

300

TRIPLE JEOPARDY:  This classic Shakespeare couple from "Verona Beach" is the ultimate example of "star-crossed lovers."

Who are  Romeo and Juliet?

300

A young girl with magical powers and a love for books stands up to her mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull.

What is Matilda?

300

This wimpy kid is lazy and socially awkward, always coming up with "get rich quick" schemes in his diary.

Who is Greg Heffley?

300

This environmentalist character "speaks for the trees" to teach us about protecting the planet.

Who is The Lorax?

300

Dr. Seuss wrote this book using only 236 different words to help children learn to read.

What is The Cat in the Hat?

300

This film is based on a 1941 book about a giant red dog who grows larger the more he is loved.

What is Clifford the Big Red Dog?

400

In Harry Potter, this character eventually marries Ron Weasley, even though they spent years bickering.

Who is Hermione Granger?

400

A boy wins a golden ticket and gets a tour of a magical chocolate factory.

What is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

400

This character is loyal and optimistic, a "pure-blood" wizard who often feels overshadowed by his many brothers.

Who is Ron Weasley?

400

In Wonder, the main theme is "Choose _______," encouraging students to look past Auggie's physical appearance.

What is kindness?

400

This is the name of the elephant who hatches an egg for a lazy bird named Mayzie.

Who is Horton?

400

Based on a graphic novel series, this animated hit features a high schooler named Miles Morales who gets bitten by a radioactive spider.

What is pider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse?

500

In the Percy Jackson series, the "ship" name for Percy and Annabeth—the two main characters—is this____.

What is Percabeth?

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY:  Meg Murry travels through a "tesseract" to find her father in this sci-fi classic.

What is A Wrinkle in Time?

500

This girl is curious and stubborn, following a White Rabbit down a hole into a nonsensical world.

Who is Alice?

500

DOUBLE JEOPARDY!  This Shel Silverstein book about an apple tree explores the theme of unconditional, selfless love.

What is The Giving Tree?

500

 In this book, a baby bird is so desperate to find his parent that he actually asks a giant, noisy steam shovel if it’s his mom.

What is Are You My Mother?

500

This movie, based on a book by Roald Dahl, features a giant piece of fruit that travels across the Atlantic Ocean.

What is James and the Giant Peach?