Characters
...is a character's favorite website Scratch?
Yusef Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi
p. 16
...does the story take place in Arkansas?
Unplugged by Gordon Korman
p. 5
...describes a creature's tail as a "burnt flapjack covered in quills"
Willodeen by Katherine Applegate
p. 6
...does a character attempt to guess as many spices as she can in 1 minute: The Spice Sprinter?
Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte
p. 92
...does a character start going to school most days, except when she needs to take a break to wander the woods?
Willodeen by Katherine Applegate
p. 250
...does the main character normally have "a can of soup and a bread roll" for dinner when the character's mom is at work?
The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Rauf
p.36
....takes place on an island with approximately 96 square miles to explore?
Shark Summer by Ira Marcks
p. 48
...is there a pit full of alligators?
Unplugged by Gordon Korman
p. 257
...do the characters eat a vegetarian diet?
Unplugged by Gordon Korman
p. 17
...does someone pretend she is an alien in the school lunchroom?
The 47 People You'll Meet in Middle School by Kristin Mahoney
...do they call a character "king of the monsters"?
Shark Summer by Ira Marcks
p. 88
...Is there a McMansion way out in the middle of nowhere built by someone named Snapper?
Unplugged by Gordon Korman
p. 128
...is a character asked, "Would you like to hold him?" ?
Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd
p. 15
...do two in love characters call each other peanut butter and jelly?
The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm
p. 74
...does a character visit the school nurse?
Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd
...do characters pretend to be Mary and Laura from Little House on the Prairie?
The 47 People You'll Meet in Middle School by Kristin Mahoney
p. 165
...does a character move from San Francisco
Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd
p. 71
...does a grandfather come to a school event with his giant pet bear?
Anti/Hero by Kate Karyus Quinn and Demitria Lunetta
p. 129
...do characters eat whipped cream from the can?
Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd
p. 205
...does a character lie about a math test?
Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte
p. 160
...does a character love groovy 70s style things?
The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm
p.21
...is the line "a low wooden platform stood in the middle of the street, with a gigantic American flag stretched across it" ?
Yusef Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi
p. 121
...is a chapter titled, "The Boy with the Lion Eyes" ?
The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onkali Q. Rauf
p. 12
...does a reporter negotiate for his interviews with shrimp coconut curry and homemade naan?
Anti/Hero by Kate Karyus Quinn and Demitria Lunetta
p. 29
...is there a character who always reminds her teachers to give her homework?
Anti/Hero by Kate Karyus Quinn and Demitria Lunetta
p. 22