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Battle of the Books 09-10
Me and the Pumpkin Queen by Marlane Kennedy
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3rd Grade
11/26/2009

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The setting is Circleville, Ohio, outside of Columbus.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen
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The main character was not obsessive, like girls who cut pictures of teenage actors out of magazines, but rather 'focused'.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 1)
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The father in this book is a mixed-animal vet.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 3)
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A character is learning how to play chess from a friend.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 6)
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You can print out a ticket online that says the "Greatest Free Show on Earth".
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 10)
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At the first try all five turned mushy and rotted.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 20)
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They go to "La La Lues" to look for something special.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 22)
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Dad cooks bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches for dinner.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 38)
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A character was advised to get "Howard Dill's Atlantic Giant".
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 50)
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Sawing the edges until the interior is exposed helps moisture get in for germination.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 51)
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Six out of nine are destroyed when the dog bounds into the room trying to be the center of attention.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 59)
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One year Miracle-Gro was the secret weapon.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 66)
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At her 11th birthday party she receives a soaker hose.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 77)
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Her mother had spent most of her childhood in foster care.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 42)
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Riding a roller coaster is passed up for pollinating.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 88)
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We learn the word 'kismet' means fate. "Meeting a new puppy that day was kismet."
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 93)
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'Culling' is necessary to complete by the third Wednesday of October.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p.101)??
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A tornado touched down in another part of the county.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 113)
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To lift it they used a special tarp made with hand holds.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 123)
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While away, a character listens to the Weather Channel to make sure everything looks fine.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 133)
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A character is assigned a project to write a 2 to 3 page paper on someone who is important to you who you've never met.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 145)
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The newly purchased lifting device has a metal ring at the top with five straps hanging down.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 157)
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The prize is $2,000 and a trophy.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 148, 167)
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Someone behaves like a sore loser.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p. 172)
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Main character's mother died of cancer.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen (p.4, 12)
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The characters in this book live in Pickaway County.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 3
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In this book, the main character's thoughts are consumed with something out of the ordinary.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 2
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In this book, the main character is often referred to as "the girl".
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 6
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Circleville, Ohio boasts the "Greatest Free Show On Earth" in this book.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 10
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In this book, schools close for three whole days during the third week in October even though it's not exactly a national holiday.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 10
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In this book the main character was named after her grandmother.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 23
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In this book Jacob Buckner became her first real, true friends.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 29
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In this book there is a sacred place containing compost, rotted cow manure and even earthworms.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 36
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In this book a boy broke his arm when he fell off his bike.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 44
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In this book a dog is missing one leg.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 46
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In this book a character plasters pictures of a teenage actor all over her school notebooks.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 1
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In this book a character helps around the office on Saturday mornings.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 6
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In this book, the water tower is painted in a special way.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 9
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In this book shaggy puppies are are born to a registered Boxer.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 33
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In this book, Wilbur and Arnold are the names of the main character's dogs.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 33
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In this book two characters aren't 'jabberboxes' and perhaps that is why they get along so well.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 35
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In this book "bigger isn't always heavier".
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen, p. 160
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In this book a small table is overturned and its precious contents fal to the ground.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 59
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In this book, 1,401 pounds is not an obesity problem, it is a winning weight.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 166
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The main character describes herself as 'focused'.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 1
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The main character's mother was raised in a foster home.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 43
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The main character thanks Howard Dill.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 52
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In this book, the main character gets to pull a calf.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 64
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In this book, two kids dress as hobos for Halloween.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 66
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IN this book the main character receives diamond earrings for her birthday.
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Me and the Pumpkin Queen p. 78
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In the book by this author the favorite chess piece of a character is the knight.
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Marlane Kennedy, p. 37
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In the book by this author, a meal is triange-sliced BLT's.
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Marlane Kennedy, p.39
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In the book by this author, a character painted her fingernails purple.
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Marlane Kennedy, p.43
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In the book by this author, we learn about 1361 Keplar (female parent) and 910 Stevens (male pollinator)
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Marlane Kennedy, p.51
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In the book by this author, seeds are planted with the pointed sides down.
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Marlane Kennedy, p.52
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In the book by this author, a character thinks the other girls are nice to her because of her new wardrobe.
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Marlane Kennedy, p.53
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In the book by this author, a dinner consists of fried chicken, real mashed potatoes, and canned green beans.
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Marlane Kennedy, p.54
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In the book by this author there is a huge yellow farmhouse, a big red barn, and miles of white fence.
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Marland Kennedy, p. 68
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In the book by this author students were assigned to write a paper on someone who is important to them, someone they admire.
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Marlane Kennedy, p. 145
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In the book by this author the main character learns that her mother got her ears pierced before her wedding day.
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Marlane Kennedy, p. 80
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In the book this author the main character says she likes that her grandma wears old lady clothes and smells like old lady perfume.
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Marlane Kennedy, p.7
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