In Case You Didn't Know
In The End of the World As I Know It, when Dee, Claudia, and their dad visit the cemetery together, what makes Dee freak out at his dad?
He smells perfume on his Dad's body, making him think he is dating another woman and not being true to his mother who is dead.
In Because of Mr. Terupt, why does Anna get upset when Mr. Terupt asks the class to turn their plants sideways into a box?
Anna doesn't want to kill the plant.
In Sweep, what does Nan do in the morning in order to get chimney sweep business?
She sings the song that the girl and the Sweep (at the beginning of the story) used to sing, and people are drawn to her.
In Cracker, what is the origin of Twenty-Twenty's nickname?
He does ancient Chinese exercises to keep his eyesight strong.
In Tesla's Attic, what does Ms. Planck have in her basement that interests Petula?
A darkroom for developing photographs
In Guts, despite being able to eat lots of disgusting things, what one item was the author never able to keep down?
He could never keep down raw turtle eggs.
in Windeby Puzzle, what is Estrild’s mother making for her for the spring festival?
She is weaving a special cloth for Estrild, made from hand-dyed wools from their sheep. Estrild will wear it during the spring festival.
In Heat, what item does Michael Arroyo need in order to continue playing baseball?
He needs a copy of his birth certificate.
In Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, fill in the blanks in the following statement: ______________ is beautiful, now she's my friend; ____________ is my friend, but now she's beautiful."
Renee and Annette (in that order)
In Jennifer Chan is Not Alone, Mallory fainted once and thought she was very close to fainting a second time in school. Where was Mallory when the first and second events took place (hint - they are different places)?
The first time she was at the top of a Ferris wheel. The second time she was about to climb a rope in gym class.
In The Graveyard Book, who asks Mrs. Owens to protect Bod?
The ghost of Bod's biological mother
In Northwind, Leif sets up a camp in an inlet of a small island for the purpose of smoking fish for a few days. Why does he turn his canoe upside down on the beach while he works doing these things?
The canoe is getting heavier as he travels, and he thinks the cedar is absorbing water. He wants to give the boat a chance to dry out for a while.
In Mexikid, why was traffic at a standstill in the middle of the desert?
The gas station had run out of gas, and everyone was waiting for the gas truck.
In Hoot, after trying to kill Roy in the janitor's closet, what "bad thing" happens to him?
He is "whupped by a girl, stripped nearly naked, and tied to a flagpole."
In A Long Walk to Water, how did Salva end up living in America?
Three thousand boys from the refugee camps were chosen olive in America.
In What Happened to Rachel Riley, based on the police report from the fire, what evidence existed that Rachel was not the only one in the building that night?
Tracks from two bikes could be found in the mud, and Rachel had a key to the barn in her possession, a key she would not have had access to. But it might have been available from the Wedding Queen party planner who had regular access to the facility.
In Forge, Bellingham asks Curzon to visit Moore Hall to testify before the visiting committee of the Congress. What is his real intention in asking him?
He wants to reclaim Curzon as his property even though he promised to give him his freedom when he enlisted Curzon in the army.
In Masterminds, what sport do the kids participate in on Serenity Day?
They play water polo.
In A Problematic Paradox, according to Dr. Plaskington, what is a “parahuman”?
A not-quite-human who is descended from alien visitors to Earth.
In Night Divided, what tool left behind in a long-abandoned building repair site does Gerta plan to steal in order to help in their tunneling efforts?
She plans to steal a pulley that will help her and Fritz remove dirt from the tunnel.
What's the narrative "twist" we discover at the end of Out of My Mind?
The main character Melody is given a writing project, and she begins to write the story Out of My Mind.
In Boys in the Boat, when Joyce got a job with a new family and did a really bad job of making duck a l’orange, what did the woman of the house say to her?
She suggested that she and Joyce should take cooking lessons together, which was the beginning of a long friendship.
In Yard War, what happens when Trip takes Dee to the Golliwog? And by the way, what is the Golliwog?
The manager tells them to leave.Trip has an argument with the manager and knocks him over by mistake. Trip and Dee leave and Dee gets mad at Trip for bringing him there.
In Stepping on the Cracks, what does Gordy tell Margaret and Elizabeth in order to keep them out of the woods around the hut?
He tells them that a crazy man from the experimental farm lurks there with a long knife.
In New Kid, when Jordan goes out for Chinese food with his grandfather, his grandfather uses a metaphor to suggest that Jordan should do what with his new friends Liam and Drew?
He should find a way to bring Liam and Drew together with him so that they can all be friends together. Since Liam is white and Drew is black, he has never thought about them all being friends.