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Battle of the Books 2012-2013
The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, by Barbara O'Connor
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Literature
3rd Grade
07/26/2012

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In the book by this title, "Rocket" was the secret code word to ditch an annoying character.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester (p. 26, Loc 384)
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In the book by this title, the family's old house was on Tupelo Road.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester (Loc 378)
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In the book by this title, a character names his new pet for his cool cousin and the pond he was found in.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester (p. 6, Loc 127)
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The three good things about living with his grandfater in the book with this title were 1) there was a lot of land around the house 2) there was a falling-down barn behind the house, and 3) there were train tracks behind the woods below the house. Name the book.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester (Loc 143)
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The one good thing about this character was that she had allergies. In which book ?
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester (Loc 156)
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In order to build what they wanted, they needed tools such as wire cutters, a staple gun, and a saw. Name the book.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester (Loc 528)
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Miss Nora Haskins plays the piano in this book. Name it.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester (Loc 941)
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In the book with this title, "Aggravation swirled around inside" the main character because another character knows "everything about everything." Name the book.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester (loc 1235)
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This author sets her story in Carter, Georgia.
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Barbara O'Connor (Loc 116)
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This author writes about stolen duct tape.
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Barbara O'Connor (Loc 490)
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Characters in the book by this author toss a cantaloupe on a neighbor's walkway.
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Barbara O'Connor (Loc 663)
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In the book by this author we learn that bullfrogs love crawfish. Name the author.
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Barbara O'Connor (Loc 691)
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This author explains that a "niggle" is caused by a thought.
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Barbara O'Connor (Loc 744)
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This author has a character who has a niggle that had started out "as a tiny seed of thought. Then it had begun to grow, bigger and bigger until it became a full-grown thought." Who is this author ?
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Barbara O'Connor (Loc 1298)
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In this book a character had used fishnets, buckets, colanders and even a hamster cage.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, (p. 5)
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In the book by this title, they had moved when father lost his job at the hardware store.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, (p. 7)
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In this book a garden now replaced the fort at the old house.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, (p. 16)
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In the book by this title, about a million dollars worth of pennies had been flattened on the train tracks.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, (p. 18)
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Characters in this book were named Tooley, Pete, LeRoy, Travis, Stumpy and Viola.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester
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This author writes that two dogs are named Pete and LeRoy.
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Barbara O'Connor, (p. 9)
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A character's mother never did anything but sit on the porch in her robe looking at magazines. Name the author.
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Barbara O'Connor, (p. 24)
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In the book by this author, a character states "What was the point of saying 'Your mother's calling you'?"
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Barbara O'Connor, (p. 24)
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This author writes about the best cage ever, half of it out of the water...and the other half in the water.
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Barbara O'Connor, (p. 33)
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In the book by this author, the character examines the froggy skin, yellow throat, big webbed feet and heart shaped red spot between his bulging eyes.
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Barbara O'Connor, (p. 46)
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A main character is a master of 'evasion'. Name the author.
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Barbara O'Connor, (p. 52)
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This author writes of 'a thud, a crack of wood, a tumble tumble tumble sound'.
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Barbara O'Connor, (p. 56)
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In the book by this title, characters exaggerate about a squishy, juicy leech being about a yard long.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, (p. 65)
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In this book, everyone is searching for the Water Wonder 4000.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, (p. 58)
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It had propellers on the sides and back and a windowed compartment on top. Name the book.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester
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In the book by this title, characters huddled together and made plans in the hayloft.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, (p. 83)
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It came from British Columbia, Canada, and was going to Miami, Florida. Name the book.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, (p. 87)
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In the book by this title, characters said that they were clearing the woods to help the railroad company.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, (p. 99)
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In this book, a character sets by his grandfather's bed and tells him about events in his life.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, (p. 70, 106)
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Begging and pleading to stay home from church almost never worked. Name the book.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, (p. 108)
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In this book, a plan has to do with ancient Egyptians, pyramids, and simple machines.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, (p. 122)
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In the book by this title the operator's manual had sections on ambient pressure, buoyancy, and ballasts.
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester, (p. 130)
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It was the same principle as turning a drinking cup upside down and pushing it underwater. Name the author.
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Barbara O'Connor, (p. 143)
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This author writes that a joystick would make it go up, down, forward, and back.
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Barbara O'Connor, (p. 144)
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In the book by this author a man from Wonder Water Technologies calls this boy because he wants to meet him.
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Barbara O'Connor, (p. 159-160)
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ITBBTA, a character in her glasses is described as looking 'fly-eyed'.
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Barbara O'Connor, (p. 8)
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